Archbishop of Gwangju
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju is one of the three Metropolitan Catholic Church in Korea. It was first created in 1937 as an Apostolic Vicariate to be administered by a Monsignor, and was raised to the Archdiocese in 1962. The first Korean was appointed to the see in 1954.
The following is a list of the bishops and then the archbishops of Gwangju
- Monsignor Owen McPolin (1937-1942)
- Monsignor A. Wakata (1942-1945)
- Monsignor Owen McPolin (1945-1947)
- Monsignor Patrick Brennan (1947-1950)
- The see vacant for next four years
- Archbishop Peter Gong-ryul Han (1954-1971)
- Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi (1973-2000)
- Archbishop Andrew Chang-mu Choi (2000-Present)
The Archbishop covers the city of Gwangju and entire Chollanamdo province.
