About James Kim Ji-seok
Born 1940. James Kim Ji-seok is a South Korean catholic priest and catholic bishop.
James Kim Ji-seok (김지석, born July 27, 1940) is bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju.
Biography James Kim Ji-seok was ordained a priest on June 29, 1968.
On November 19, 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Wonju. He was consecrated bishop on January 14, 1991 by Daniel Tji Hak Soun. Co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, and the Apostolic Nuncio to South Korea, Archbishop Ivan Dias. On March 12, 1993 he succeeded Daniel Tji Hak Soun.
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South Korean Roman Catholic priest
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James Kim Ji-seok was born on 27 July 1940 in Wonju.
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James Kim Ji-seok is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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James Kim Ji-seok is South Korean.
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