Hyginus Kim Hee-jong

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim . The baptismal name is Hyginus.
Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseGwangju
Orders
Ordination1975
Consecration24 June 2003
Personal details
Born (1947-01-21) January 21, 1947
Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Korean name
Hangul
김희중
Hanja
金喜中
Revised RomanizationGim Hui-jung
McCune–ReischauerKim 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. On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese.

On 25 March 2010, he succeeded Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou. He was elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea in 2014.

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