Background
Youn, Kong-Hi was born on November 8, 1924 in Jinnampo, Democratic People's Republican Korea. Son of Sang (Peter) Youn and Sang-Sook (Victoria) Choi.
Youn, Kong-Hi was born on November 8, 1924 in Jinnampo, Democratic People's Republican Korea. Son of Sang (Peter) Youn and Sang-Sook (Victoria) Choi.
Student, St. Willibrod's Major Seminary, Dok-Won, Democratic People's Republic Korea, 1949. Master of Theology, Urban College, Rome, 1957. Doctor of Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, 1960.
Doctor of Letters, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1985.
Assistant priest Cathedral Myong-dong, Seoul, 1950. Chaplain United Nations Prisoner Of War Camp, Pusan, Republic of Korea, 1951-1952. Vice president Catholic Library., 1952-1954.
Teacher Holy Ghost Middle and High School, Seoul, 1954-1956. Bishop and ordinary Diocese of Suwon, Republic of Korea, 1963-1973. Administrator Archdiocese of Seoul, 1967-1968.
Archbishop and ordinary Archdiocese of Kwangju, Republic of Korea, 1973-2000, retired Republic of Korea, 2000. Republican foundation Kwangju Catholic College, since 1974. Chairman Episcopalian Conference Korea, Seoul, 1975-1981.
Episcopalian moderator Justice and Peace Committee, Seoul, 1975-1988. Representative Episcopalian committee Bicentennial Catholic Church Korea, 1980-1984.
Active movement to protect human rights Kwangju Uprising Memorial Committee.