Korea, Republic of

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
26 Feb 2010	62.2	Appointed	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Bishop of Uijongbu
26 Feb 2010	75.2	Retired	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.	Bishop of Uijongbu	Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar 2010	84.2	Died	Paul Kim Ok-kyun †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Seoul
25 Mar 2010	73.5	Resigned	Andreas Choi Chang-mou	Archbishop of Kwangju	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.1	Succeeded	Hyginus Kim Hee-jong	Archbishop of Kwangju
	65.4	Installed	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn
29 Apr 2010	45.5	Appointed	John Baptist Jung Shin-chul	Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}
29 Apr 2010	45.5	Appointed	John Baptist Jung Shin-chul	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}
4 May 2010	62.3	Installed	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Bishop of Uijongbu
4 Jun 2010	54.6	Appointed	Joseph Son Sam-seok	Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan
4 Jun 2010	54.6	Appointed	Joseph Son Sam-seok	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan
16 Jun 2010	45.7	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Jung Shin-chul	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Auxiliary Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}
9 Jul 2010	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Son Sam-seok	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop of Pusan
16 Jul 2010	65.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.	Bishop of Korea, Military
15 Sep 2010	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M.	Bishop of Korea, Military
21 Sep 2010	84.3	Died	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
4 Nov 2010	56.0	Appointed	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}
20 Nov 2010	76.5	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
20 Nov 2010	76.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
20 Dec 2010	56.1	Installed	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}
25 Dec 2010	77.5	Died	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
7 Feb 2011	53.6	Appointed	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon
7 Feb 2011	53.6	Appointed	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon
12 Feb 2011	76.7	Installed	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
25 Mar 2011	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Linus Lee Seong-hyo	Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon
10 May 2011	75.1	Retired	Ivan Dias	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
12 May 2011	43.2	Appointed	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
12 May 2011	43.2	Appointed	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Titular Bishop of Pederodiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
6 Jul 2011	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Titular Bishop of Pederodiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju
5 Jan 2012	64.9	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
10 May 2012	80.4	Retired	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk	Archbishop of Seoul	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
10 May 2012	68.4	Appointed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Archbishop of Seoul
25 Jun 2012	68.6	Installed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Archbishop of Seoul
4 Aug 2012	62.8	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
	62.8	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
	62.8	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
	62.8	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Delegate to Laos	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
23 Nov 2012	78.5	Retired	Francesco Monterisi	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus