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Thaddeus Cho, D.D., Archbishop of Deagu
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 - Oct. 30. 2014 | President of the Committee for Social Communications of the CBCK |
Oct. 2007 - Oct. 30. 2014 | Member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Affairs of the CBCK |
Aug.18,2009 - Nov.4,2010 | Diocesan 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 |
Nov. 4, 2010 | Appointed as the Archbishop of Daegu |
Dec. 20, 2010 | Took possession of the See of Daegu |
Oct. 29, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 | President of the Committee for Family Pastoral Ministry of the CBCK |
Oct. 29, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 | Member of the Episcopal Commission for Mission & Pastoral Care of the CBCK |
Oct. 29, 2014 – Oct. 18, 2017 | Auditor of the Catholic Conference of Korea |
Oct.19, 2017 - present | Member of the Permanent Council of the CBCK |
Mar. 7, 2018 – present | Member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the CBCK |