Simon Ok Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1968) is the 6th Archbishop of

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

.Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn"
retrieved November 7, 2015

Biography

Ok was ordained a priest on January 26, 1994.News.va: Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
retrieved November 7, 2015 On May 12, 2011,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju and Titular Bishop of ''Pederodiana.'' He was consecrated bishop on July 6, 2011 by

Hyginus Kim Hee-jong Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (; born January 21, 1947) is a Roman Catholic priest. He was the 5th Archbishop and current Archbishop Emeritus, of Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese o ...

, Archbishop of Gwangju. Co-consecrators were

Andreas Choi Chang-mou Andreas Choi Chang-mou is the fourth Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju, Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Paju, Keiki-dō, Korea under Japanese rule, Chōsen in 1936, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 9, 1963. On Fe ...

, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju; Peter Kang U-il, Bishop of Cheju; and

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (born November 8, 1924) was the third Archbishop, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju. Born in Nampho, South Pyongan, North Korea, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Se ...

, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju.

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South Korean Roman Catholic bishops 1968 births Living people People from Gwangju Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Roman Catholic bishops of Gwangju {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub