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Most Reverend

Daniel Tji Hak Soun
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
AppointedMarch 22, 1965
PredecessorNone
SuccessorJames Kim Ji-seok
Orders
OrdinationDecember 15, 1952
ConsecrationJune 29, 1965
Personal details
BornSeptember 9, 1921
DiedMarch 12, 1993(1993-03-12) (aged 71)
Daniel Tji Hak-soun
Hangul
지학순
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJi Hak-sun
McCune–ReischauerChi Haksun

Daniel Tji Hak Soun (September 9, 1921 – March 12, 1993) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju.

Biography

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Daniel Tji Hak Soun was ordained a priest on December 15, 1952.

On March 22, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Wonju. He was consecrated bishop on June 29, 1965 by Antonio del Giudice.[1] Co-consecrators were the Bishop Thomas F. Quinlan of the Diocese of Chunchon and Bishop John A. Choi Jae-seon of the Diocese of Busan.[1]

Tji was associated with Kim Chi-ha and was arrested in 1974 alongside five other priests and a nun over allegations of providing financial support to opponents of the government of Park Chung Hee and sentenced to death. He was sympathetic to the April Revolution and was a leader of the urban poor and supported nonviolent resistance to the regime.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Daniel Tji Hak Soun" retrieved November 5, 2015
  2. ^ Times, Fox Butterfield Special to The New York (1974-08-02). "A Catholic Bishop in Korea On Trial for Aiding Dissent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-12.