Bishop of Pyongyang
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The Diocese of Pyongyang was created by Pope John XXIII in 1962 after becoming an Apostolic Vicariate in 1927. The Archbishop of Seoul acts as the Apostolic Administrator in Pyongyang, as religion is suppressed in North Korea.
[edit] Bishops of Pyongyang
- Monsignor Patrick Byrne (1927-1930)
- Monsignor John Morris (1930-1936)
- Fr. William Booth (1936-1939)
- Bishop William O'Shea (1939-1942)
- Bishop Paul Gi-nam Noh (1942-1943)
- Bishop Francis Yong-ho Hong (1943-1950)
- Monsignor George Carroll (1950-1975)
- Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1975-1998)-Apostolic Administrator
- Nicolas Cheong Jin-Suk (1998-present)-Apostolic Administrator
