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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
17 Jan 200652.8AppointedPaul Hwang Cheol-sooAuxiliary Bishop of PusanBishop
52.8AppointedPaul Hwang Cheol-sooTitular Bishop of Vicus PacatiBishop of Pusan
25 Jan 200650.6Ordained BishopBasil Cho Kyu-manTitular Bishop of Elephantaris in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop of Seoul
3 Feb 200663.9AppointedJohn Choi Young-su †Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}Archbishop Emeritus
24 Feb 200652.9Ordained BishopPaul Hwang Cheol-sooTitular Bishop of Vicus PacatiBishop of Pusan
24 Mar 200674.3AppointedNicholas Cheong Jin-SukCardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Archbishop of Seoul
74.3Elevated to CardinalNicholas Cheong Jin-SukCardinal, Archbishop of Seoul
20 May 200670.1AppointedIvan DiasCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
19 Nov 200674.9InstalledNicholas Cheong Jin-SukCardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Archbishop of Seoul
23 Mar 200752.4AppointedThaddeus Cho Hwan-KilAuxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}
52.4AppointedThaddeus Cho Hwan-KilTitular Bishop of Abbir MaiusAuxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}
29 Mar 200765.0SucceededJohn Choi Young-su †Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}Archbishop Emeritus
71.5ResignedPaul Ri Moun-hiArchbishop of Daegu {Taegu}Archbishop Emeritus
30 Apr 200752.5Ordained BishopThaddeus Cho Hwan-KilTitular Bishop of Abbir MaiusAuxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}
1 Jun 200772.0DiedAugustine Cheong Myong-jo †Bishop of Pusan
27 Aug 200757.8AppointedPaul Tschang In-NamApostolic Nuncio to Uganda
9 Sep 200782.3DiedLuigi Dossena †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
21 Nov 200754.6AppointedPaul Hwang Cheol-sooBishop of Pusan
26 Jan 200861.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
12 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
26 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
3 Jun 200896.4DiedJohn A. Choi Jae-seon †Bishop Emeritus of Pusan
26 Jul 200875.1RetiredJohn BulaitisApostolic Nuncio to AlbaniaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
21 Sep 200871.2RetiredGiovanni Battista MorandiniApostolic Nuncio to SyriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
10 Oct 200857.1AppointedMathias Ri Iong-hoon (Lee Yong-Hoon)Coadjutor Bishop of SuwonBishop
10 Feb 200953.0AppointedAugustinus Kim Jong SooAuxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}
53.0AppointedAugustinus Kim Jong SooTitular Bishop of SufasarAuxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}
16 Feb 200986.8DiedStephen Kim Sou-hwan †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul
25 Mar 200953.1Ordained BishopAugustinus Kim Jong SooTitular Bishop of SufasarAuxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}
30 Mar 200961.2ResignedPaul Choi Duk-kiBishop of SuwonBishop Emeritus
57.5SucceededMathias Ri Iong-hoon (Lee Yong-Hoon)Bishop of Suwon
3 Jul 200975.1AppointedFrancesco MonterisiArchpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
10 Jul 200962.4AppointedHyginus Kim Hee-jongCoadjutor Archbishop of Kwangju
17 Aug 200967.4ResignedJohn Choi Young-su †Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}Archbishop Emeritus
31 Aug 200967.4DiedJohn Choi Young-su †Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}

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