Augustine Cheong Myong-jo
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Augustine Cheong Myong-jo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Busan | |
| Native name | 정명조 |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Busan |
| Installed | August 28, 1999 |
| Term ended | June 1, 2007 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel Lee Gab-sou |
| Successor | Paul Hwang Cheol-soo |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca (1989–1998) Military Ordinary of Korea (1989–1998) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 22, 1962 |
| Consecration | February 13, 1990 by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cheong Myong-jo May 25, 1935 |
| Died | June 1, 2007 (aged 72) |
Augustine Cheong Myong-jo (Korean: 정명조 아우구스티노; Hanja: 鄭明祚; May 25, 1935 – June 1, 2007) was a Roman Catholic bishop in South Korea.[1]
His family origin was Chogye. His baptismal name was Augustine. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Busan and the Bishop of the Military Ordinariate.
