Francis Hong Yong-ho | |
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Bishop of Pyongyang | |
Native name | 홍용호 프란치스코 (Korean) |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Seoul |
Diocese | Pyongyang |
In office | 1962–? |
Previous post(s) | |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 May 1933 |
Consecration | 29 June 1944 by Bonifatius Sauer, O.S.B. |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 October 1906 |
Died | Unknown; death was acknowledged in June 2013 by the Holy See |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Motto | Surgite eamus |
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Francis Hong Yong-ho (Korean: 홍용호 프란치스코; Hanja: 洪龍浩; born 12 October 1906 – death unknown, but acknowledged in June 2013) was a Roman Catholic prelate in North Korea who was imprisoned by the communist regime of Kim Il Sung in 1949 and later disappeared. After his disappearance, he was for many years listed as the Bishop of Pyongyang.