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Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil

Archbishop of Daegu

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Born
Nov 7, 1954 Dalseong County, Korea (South)
Nationality
Korea (South)
Ordained priest
Mar 19, 1981
Ordained bishop
Apr 30, 2007 Titular
Appointed
Dec 20, 2010
Principal consecrator
John Choi Young-su
Co-consecrators
John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju Augustine Cheong Myong-jo
Education
Daegu High School Gwangju Catholic University

Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil. Nov. 7, 1954 Born in Dalseong, Gyeongbuk Feb. 1972 Graduated from Daegu High School Mar. 1972 - Mar. 1981 Studied at the Daegeon Major Seminary (Gwangju Catholic University) Mar. 19, 1981 Ordained to the Priesthood Apr. 1981 - Jan. 1982 Parochial Vicar of Daedeok Parish of Daegu Jan. 1982 - Jan. 1983 Parochial Vicar of Bokja Parish of Daegu Jan. 1983 - Jul. 1988 Military Chaplain Jun. 1988 - Sep. 1991 Pastor of Deoksoo Parish of Daegu Sep. 1991 - Sep. 1993 Sabbatical Year (Pastor for Korean Residents in U.S.A.) Oct. 1993 - Dec. 1993 Took the Biblical Program at Ecce Homo, Jerusalem Feb. 1994 - Sep. 1998 Pastor of Hyeonggok Parish of Daegu Sep. 1998 - Aug. 1999 Pastor in Charge of Apostolate in Pastoral Office of the Daegu Archdiocese Dec. 1998 - Oct. 2002 Pastoral Director of the Daegu Archdiocese Mar. 1999 - Dec. 2004 Chancellor of the Daegu Archdiocese Sep. 2004 - Dec. 2004 Director of Gwandeokjeong Martyrs' Memorial in Daegu Dec. 2004 - Apr. 2007 President of Maeil Newspaper of Daegu Feb. 2007 Vice President of Korean Association of Newspapers Mar. 23, 2007 Appointed as Titular Bishop of Abbir Maggiore and Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu Apr. 11, 2007 - Aug. 17, 2009 Vicar General of the Daegu Archdiocese Apr. 30, 2007 Consecrated as Bishop Oct. 2007 - Oct. 30. 2014 President of the Committee for Social Communications of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) Oct. 2007 - Oct. 30. 2014 Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK Aug.18,2009 - Nov.4, 2010 Archdiocesan Administrator of Daegu Aug. 18, 2009 - present Member of the Episcopal Commission for Clergy & Religious of the CBCK Aug. 18, 2009 - present Member of the Special Episcopal Commission for the Reconciliation of the Korean People of the CBCK Aug. 18, 2009 - present Member of the Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonization Sep. 17, 2009 - present Chief Director of Bonus-Pastor Educational Foundation Sep. 25, 2009 - present Chief Director of Daegu Catholic Church Maintenance Foundation Nov. 4, 2010 Appointed as the Archbishop of Daegu Dec. 20, 2010 Took possession of the See of Daegu Oct. 30, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 President of the Committee for Family Pastoral Ministry of the CBCK Oct. 30, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 Member of the Episcopal Commission for Mission & Pastoral Care of the CBCK Oct. 30, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 Auditor of the Catholic Conference of Korea (CCK) Oct.18, 2017 - Oct. 11, 2023 Member of the Permanent Council of the CBCK & Director of the CCK Mar. 7, 2018 – Oct. 16, 2024 Member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the CBCK Oct. 17, 2018 – Oct. 16, 2024 President of the Committee for Canonical Affairs of the CBCK Dec. 7, 2020 - Oct. 11, 2023 President of the Committee for the Formation and Fund Administration for the Laity of the CBCK Oct. 12, 2021 – Oct. 12, 2022 Chairman of the Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonization of the CBCK Oct. 12, 2022 - present Member of the Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonization of the CBCK Oct. 16, 2024 - present President of the Committee on Education of the CBCK Oct. 16, 2024 - present Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK.