Archbishop of Deagu Most Rev. Thaddeus Cho, D.D.

Name : Thaddeus CHO Hwan-kil
Status : Archbishop of Daegu
Date of Birth : Nov. 7, 1954
Place of Birth : Dalseong, Gyeongbuk
Address : 225-1, Namsan 3-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, 700-804

Educational Course

Feb. 1972    Graduated from Daegu High School
Mar. 1981    Daegeon Major Seminary (now known as Gwangju Catholic University)
Oct. 1993 - Dec. 1993   Took the Biblical Program at Ecce Homo,  Jerusalem

Biographical History

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.)
Feb. 1994 - Sep. 1998    Pastor of Hyeonggok Parish of Daegu
Sep. 1998 - Aug. 1999   Pastor in Charge of Apostolate in Pastoral  Office of Daegu Archdiocese
Dec. 1998 - Oct. 2002   Pastoral Director of Daegu Archdiocese
Mar. 1999 - Dec. 2004   Chancellor of 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    Elected to the Titular See of Abbir Maggiore, as Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu
Apr. 11, 2007    Vicar General of Daegu Archdiocese
Apr. 30, 2007    Consecrated as Bishop
Oct. 2007 - present   President of  the Committee for Social Communications of the CBCK
Oct. 2007 - present   Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social  Affairs of the CBCK