
Diocese of Cheongju
Bishop Chang

Bishop Gabriel Bong-hun Chang
59, Bugmunno 3-ga, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 360-013, South Korea
(82) 43-253-8161
Fax :(82) 43-257-4211
cjsamu@hanmail.net
Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-hun was born on Jan. 4, 1947, in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do(province). He was ordained a priest on May. 3, 1976, and was appointed Bishop of Cheongju on June 3, 1999. His episcopal ordination was on Aug. 24, 1999. Bishop Chang is the president of the Committee for Catechesis of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK). He is also a member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine and the Special Episcopal Commission to Promote Beatification and Canonization of the CBCK.
Previous Ordinaries:
- Most Rev. Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, D.D. (1970-1999)
- Most Rev. James V. Pardy, M.M., D.D. (1958-1970)
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Bishop Ri
Suwon Diocese -
Bishop Yu Gyoung-chon
Seoul Archdiocese -
Father Kim Son-Tae
Jeonju Diocese
Twenty new priests and thirty deacons to be ordained in Seoul
