Hyginus Kim Hee-jong | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Gwangju |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1975 |
Consecration | 24 June 2003 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University[1] |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김희중 |
Hanja | 金喜中 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Hui-jung |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hŭijung |
Hyginus Kim Hee-jong (Korean: 김희중; born January 21, 1947) is a Roman Catholic priest. He was the 5th Archbishop and current Archbishop Emeritus, of Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in 1975.[2] On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.[1]
On 25 March 2010, he succeeded Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou.[3][4] He was elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea in 2014.[5]