Harold William Henry
American Catholic missionary and bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harold William Henry, S.S.C., 현 하롤드, (July 11, 1909 – March 1, 1976) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban he was assigned to missions in South Korea. He served as the Prefect of Kwangju from 1954 to 1957, Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju from 1957 to 1962, the first Archbishop of Gwangju from 1962 to 1971, and as the Apostolic Administrator of Cheju from 1971 to 1976.
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The Most Reverend Harold W. Henry, S.S.C. | |
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Archbishop of Gwangju | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Appointed | March 10, 1962 |
Term ended | June 28, 1971 |
Successor | Peter Han Kong-ryel (한공렬 베드로) |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Corydala (1957–1962); Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia and Apostolic Administrator of Cheju (1971–1976) |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 21, 1932 |
Consecration | May 11, 1957 by Richard Cushing |
Personal details | |
Born | July 11, 1909 |
Died | March 1, 1976(1976-03-01) (aged 66) Jeju City, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea |
Nationality | American |
Previous post(s) | Prefect of Kwangju (1954–1957) Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju (1957–1962) |
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