Peter Chung Soon-taick
Peter Chung Soon-taick | |
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| Archbishop of Seoul | |
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| Native name | 정순택 베드로 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Seoul |
| See | Seoul |
| Appointed | 28 October 2021 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 July 1992 by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Consecration | 5 February 2014 by Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 정순택 Chung Soon-taick 5 August 1961 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Motto | 하느님 아버지, 어머니 교회 Deus Pater, Mater Ecclesia |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Peter Chung Soon-taick | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Peter Chung Soon-taick,[1] O.C.D. (Korean: 정순택 베드로; Hanja: 鄭淳澤; born 5 August 1961) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church. Since December 2021, he has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul.[2][3]
Biography[]
Early life[]
Chung was born on 5 August 1961[3] in Daegu, South Korea. After graduating from the Department of Industrial Chemistry at Seoul National University's College of Engineering in 1984, he transferred to the Songsin Theological Campus in the Catholic University of Korea, after which he entered the novitiate of the Order of Discalced Carmelites of Korea in May 1986. On 25 January 1992, he took his perpetual vows.
Priest[]
Chung was ordained a Carmelite priest on 16 July 1992. He then earned a master's degree in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute. From 2005 to 2008, he served as Provincial Definitor of the Order of Discalced Carmelites of Korea and Vice-master of Incheon monastery and from 2008 to 2009, he served as the first Definitor of the Order of Discalced Carmelites of Korea and served as the Definitor General of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in Rome for the Far East and Oceania from 2009 to 2013.
Bishop[]
On 30 December 2013, Pope Francis appointed him an Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul and titular bishop of Tamazuca. He was consecrated with Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon on 5 February 2014 in the Changcheon-dong Stadium, Seoul, by Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, assisted by Basil Cho Kyu-man, Vicar General of Seoul, and Linus Lee Seong-hyo, Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon. He chose as his episcopal motto: Deus Pater, Mater Ecclesia, meaning "God the Father, Mother Church" (Korean: 하느님 아버지, 어머니 교회).
Archbishop of Seoul[]
On 28 October 2021, Pope Francis appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul to succeed Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung. Chung was formally installed at the Myeongdong Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2021.
References[]
- ^ "Catholic Church in Korea > Bishops > Archbishop Peter CHUNG Soon-Taick, O.C.D., D.D." Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Kim Jong-mok (2021-10-28). "프란치스코 교황 서울대교구장에 정순택 주교 임명" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ a b "Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D." Retrieved 2 November 2021.
External links[]
- (in Korean) Official website
- "Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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