Korea, Republic of

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
Most Senior
24 Aug 1961		Bishop William John McNaughton, M.M.	Bishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}
20 Oct 1963		Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi	Archbishop Emeritus of Kwangju
25 Jul 1969		Bishop René Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P.	Bishop Emeritus of Andong
3 Oct 1970		Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-Suk	Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul
30 Nov 1972		Archbishop Paul Ri Moun-hi	Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}
25 Mar 1977		Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}
31 May 1977		Bishop Michael Pak Jeong-il	Bishop Emeritus of Masan
19 Jun 1982		Ivan Cardinal Dias	Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Roman Curia
6 Jan 1983		Francesco Cardinal Monterisi	Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia
8 Oct 1983		Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
6 Jan 1984		Bishop Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol	Bishop Emeritus of Cheju
14 Feb 1986		Bishop Peter Kang U-il	Bishop of Cheju
Most Junior
6 Jul 2011		Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
25 Mar 2011		Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon
15 Sep 2010		Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.	Bishop of Korea, Military
9 Jul 2010		Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok	Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan
16 Jun 2010		Bishop John Baptist Jung Shin-chul	Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}
25 Mar 2009		Bishop Augustinus Kim Jong Soo	Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}
30 Apr 2007		Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}
24 Feb 2006		Bishop Paul Hwang Cheol-soo	Bishop of Pusan
25 Jan 2006		Bishop Basil Cho Kyu-man	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul
19 Aug 2003		Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}
18 Aug 2003		Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-jong	Archbishop of Kwangju
14 May 2003		Bishop Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (Lee Yong-Hoon)	Bishop of Suwon

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