Territorial Abbacy of

Tลkwon ๋•์›

North Korea North Korea

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Territorial Abbacy Territorial Abbacy

Name: Tลkwon ๋•์› (ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด) / Tลkugen / ๅพทๆบ (ๆญฃ้ซ”ไธญๆ–‡) / Tokvonen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Neighbouring Dioceses: Pyong-yang ํ‰์–‘ (โ†), Hamhung ํ•จํฅ (โ†‘), Chuncheon ์ถ˜์ฒœ (โ†“)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) ๐Ÿ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: Tokwon, North Korea

Present Prelates

Abbot Ordinary:vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2013.05.07 โ€“ ...):Abbot Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B. (56)Abbot Blasio Park Hyun-dong (๋ธ”๋ผ์‹œ์˜ค ๋ฐ•ํ˜„๋™ / ๆœด่ณขๆฑ), O.S.B. (56)

Ordinaries

Abbot Ordinaries of Tลkugen (Roman Rite)

Abbot Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B. (56)Fr. Blasio Park Hyun-dong (๋ธ”๋ผ์‹œ์˜ค ๋ฐ•ํ˜„๋™ / ๆœด่ณขๆฑ), O.S.B. (56) (later Abbot)
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.05.07 โ€“ ...)

Abbot Simon Peter Ri Hyong-u (์ดํ˜•์šฐ ์‹œ๋ชฌ๋ฒ ๋“œ๋กœ), O.S.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 2005.11.21 โ€“ 2013.05.07)

Fr. Placidus Ri Tong-ho (์ด๋™ํ˜ธ ํ”Œ๋ผ์น˜๋„), O.S.B. (later Abbot)
(Apostolic Administrator 1981.05.22 โ€“ 2005.11.21)

Fr. Timotheus Bitterli (์ด์„ฑ๋„ ๋””๋ชจํ…Œ์˜ค / ๆฏ”็‰น้‡Œ), O.S.B.
(Apostolic Administrator 1952.05.09 โ€“ 1985.10.04)

Bishop Bonifatius Sauer (์‹ ์ƒ์› ๋ณด๋‹ˆํŒŒ์‹œ์˜ค), O.S.B.
(1940.01.12 โ€“ 1950.02.07)

Cruce et regula

Born:1877.01.10 (Oberuffhausen, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1903.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:1921.05.01
Died:1950.02.07 (Pyongyang, North Korea โ€  73)

Vicar Apostolic of Wonsan ์›์‚ฐ (North Korea) (1920.08.25 โ€“ 1940.01.12)

Titular Bishop of Appiaria (1920.08.25 โ€“ 1950.02.07)

Abbot Ordinary of Tลkugen (North Korea) (1940.01.12 โ€“ 1950.02.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Kanko (North Korea) (1940.01.12 โ€“ 1950.02.07)

Religious of Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien (Missionary Benedictines). Arrested 1949.05.09. Died in prison.

Special Churches

Pyong-yang ํ‰์–‘ (โ†), Hamhung ํ•จํฅ (โ†‘), Chuncheon ์ถ˜์ฒœ (โ†“)

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