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Michael Pak Jeong-il
Michael Pak Jeong-il (18 December 1926 – 28 August 2024) was a South Korean Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Jeju from 1977 to 1982, Jeonju from 1982 to 1988, and Masan Masan () is an administrative region of Changwon, a city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was formerly an independent city from 1949 until 30 June 2010, when it was absorbed to Changwon along with Jinhae District, Jinhae. Masan was ... from 1988 to 2002. Pak Jeong-il died on 28 August 2024, at the age of 97. References 1926 births 2024 deaths South Korean Roman Catholic bishops 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in South Korea 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in South Korea Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II People from Pyongyang {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
