Simon Ok Hyun-jin

Most Reverend Simon Ok Hyun-jin
Archbishop of Gwangju
Native name	옥현진 시몬
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Gwangju
Predecessor	Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Successor	"Incumbent"
Other post(s)	General Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea
Orders
Ordination	January 26, 1994
Consecration	July 6, 2011 by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong
Personal details
Born	(1968-03-05) March 5, 1968 (age 56) Gwangju, South Korea
Motto	내 안에 머물러라

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 the 6th Archbishop 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

1. 한국 천주교 주소록, retrieved November 7, 2015
2. Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Simon Ok Hyun-jjn" [sic] retrieved November 7, 2015 ^[self-published]
3. News.va: Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju, retrieved November 7, 2015

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Fabián Marulanda López	— TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Pederodiana 12 May 2011 – 30 November 2022	Succeeded by Federico Guillermo Wechsung
Preceded by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong	Archbishop of Gwangju 30 November 2022 –	Incumbent