Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kwangju (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, one of the three Metropolitan sees of the 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. In July of 2009, Auxiliary Bishop Hyginus Kim Hee Joong was named Coadjutor Archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI to succeed Archbishop Andrew Chang-mu Choi when Archbishop Choi resigns or dies. Archbishop Choi's resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, March 25, 2010. He is succeeded immediately as Archbishop of Kwangju by Coadjutor Archbishop Joong.