Archbishop of Seoul
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The Archbishop of Seoul is the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul, the Metropolitan see of Korea covering the country's capital, Seoul. As the see is the oldest one in Korea and it is in the capital, the Archbishop of Seoul is often considered to be a primate, though the title has not been granted by the Vatican.
The Archdiocese was first created by Pope Gregory XVI in 1831, who designated it as an Apostolic Vicariate of Korea. It was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Seoul in 1911 when the see of Daegu became independent. They were raised to the Archdiocese in 1962.
The following is the list of the bishops and the archbishops of Seoul.
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[edit] Bishops of Korea
- Barthelemy Bruguiere (1831-1836)
- St. Laurent M. Imbert (1836-1843)
- Jean J. Ferreol (1843-1854)
- St. Simeon Berneux (1854-1866)
- Antoine Dabeluy (1866-1869)
- Felix Ridel (1869-1884)
- Jean M. Blanc (1884-1890)
- August Mutel (1890-1911)
[edit] Bishops of Seoul
- August Mutel (1911-1933)
- Adrien Larribeau (1933-1940)
- Paul Ki-nam Noh (1940-1962)
[edit] Archbishops of Seoul
- Paul Ki-nam Noh (1962-1967)
- Victor Gong-hee Yoon (1967-1968)-Apostolic Administrator
- Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan (1968-1998)
- Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk (1998-Present)
The Archbishop of Seoul is also the Apostolic Administrator in the Diocese of Pyongyang.
