Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (born November 8, 1924) was the third

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, and current Archbishop Emeritus, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju. Born in

Nampho Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is a major city in North Korea which is the country's fourth-largest by population. The city is an important seaport in the country as it lies on the northern shore of the T ...

South Pyongan South Pyongan Province (; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyon ...

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, he was ordained a priest of the

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on March 20, 1950. On October 7, 1963, he was appointed first

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Suwon Suwon (; ) is the largest city and capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's most populous province. The city lies approximately south of the national capital, Seoul. With a population of 1.2 million, Suwon has more inhabitants than Ulsan, tho ...

. Youn was later promoted to the third Archbishop of Gwangju on October 25, 1973. While Archbishop, he concluded an investigation into claims of Marian miracles at a shrine in

Naju Naju (; ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the ...

. He retired on November 30, 2000.

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1924 births Living people People from Nampo South Korean Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic archbishops of Gwangju Roman Catholic bishops of Suwon Roman Catholic bishops of Gwangju South Korean people of North Korean origin {{Asia-RC-archbishop-stub