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James Kim Ji-seok
James Kim
Ji-seok
is bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wonju
.
Biography
James
Kim Ji-seok
was
ordained
a priest on
June 29
, 1968.
On
November 19
, 1990,
Pope John Paul II
appointed him Coadjutor
Bishop of Wonju
. He was
consecrated bishop
on
January 14
, 1991 by
Daniel Tji Hak Soun
. Co-consecrators were the
Archbishop of Seoul
,
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
, and the
Apostolic Nuncio
to
South Korea
, Archbishop
Ivan Dias
. On
March 12
, 1993 he succeeded Daniel Tji Hak Soun.