Simon Ok Hyun-jin

Most Reverend
Auxiliary Bishop
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Archdiocese of Gwangju
Predecessor None
Orders
Ordination January 26, 1994
Consecration July 6, 2011
by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Personal details
Born (1968-03-05) March 5, 1968
Gwangju, South Korea
Simon Ok Hyun-jin
Hangul 옥현진
Hanja 玉賢進[1]
Revised Romanization Ok Hyeonjin
McCune–Reischauer Ok Hyŏnjin

Simon Ok Hyun-jin (born March 5, 1968) is an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju.[2]

Biography

Ok was ordained a priest on January 26, 1994.[3]

On May 12, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju and Titular Bishop of Pederodiana. He was consecrated bishop on July 6, 2011 by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong, Archbishop of Gwangju. Co-consecrators were Andreas Choi Chang-mou, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju; Peter Kang U-il, Bishop of Cheju; and Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju.[2]

References

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