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The Most Reverend
Paul Marie Kinam Ro
Archbishop of Seoul
ArchdioceseSeoul
In office1962–1967
PredecessorAdrien Larribeau
SuccessorStephen Kim Sou-hwan
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Proconsulari
Orders
Ordination26 October 1930
Consecration20 December 1942
by Andrien-Joseph Larribeau
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1902-01-22)January 22, 1902
South Pyongan Province, Korean Empire (Now North Korea)
DiedJune 25, 1984(1984-06-25) (aged 81)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean

Paul Marie Kinam Roh (22 January 1902 – 25 June 1984) was a Korean Catholic bishop who served as Apostolic Vicar of Seoul from 1940–1962 and Archbishop of Seoul from 1962–1967. He was noted as pro-American and anti-Communist in the Syngman Rhee years.

References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy.com
  2. Sang-yŏng Yu (2007). Democratic Movements and Korean Society: Historical Documents and Korean Studies. Yonsei University Press. ISBN 978-89-7141-816-1.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAdrien-Joseph Larribeau Apostolic Vicar of Seoul
10 November 1942 – 10 March 1962
Succeeded byhimself as Archbishop
Preceded byhimself as Apostolic Vicar Archbishop of Seoul
10 March 1962 – 23 March 1967
Succeeded byStephen Kim Sou-hwan
Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Seoul
Apostolic vicariate
Diocese


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