Korea, Republic of

Active Bishops Near the Age Limit

Birthdate	Age	Name	Current Title
5 Dec 1943		Andrew Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung	Archbishop of Seoul
18 Oct 1944		Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn
23 Mar 1945		Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.	Bishop of Korea, Military
12 Oct 1945		Bishop Peter Kang U-il	Bishop of Cheju
4 Jan 1947		Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}
3 Feb 1947		Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

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