Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Daegu, Korea
Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar
Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Daegu, Korea
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Simon Jong-Gang Kim, until now bishop of Cheongju, as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Daegu, Korea.
Curriculum vitae
Archbishop-elect Simon Jong-Gang Kim was born on 2 January 1965 in the diocese of Cheongju. After attending the major seminary of Daegu, he was awarded a master’s degree in theology from the Catholic University of Daegu. He subsequently obtained a licentiate in Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 28 June 1996 for the diocese of Cheongju.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Seoundong, diocese of Cheongju (1996-1997) and of Heungdeok, diocese of Cheongju (1997-1999); parish priest in Haksan, diocese of Cheongju (1999-2001); vice rector of the Pontifical International Missionary College of Saint Paul the Apostle in Rome (2005-2010); director of youth pastoral ministry (2010-2013); parish priest of Gyemyeong (2013-2015); lecturer and spiritual director of the major seminary of Daejeon (2015-2020); and bursar of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) (2020-2022).
He was appointed bishop of Cheongju on 19 March 2022, receiving episcopal consecration on the following 2 May.
Within the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea he has served as member of the Episcopal Commission for Doctrine of the CBCK (2022-2023); since 2022, member and subsequently chair of the Special Episcopal Commission for the Promotion of Beatifications and Canonizations of the CBCK; since 2023, president of the Episcopal Commission for Youth Pastoral Ministry of the CBCK and member of the Episcopal Commission for the Mission and Pastoral Ministry of the CBCK.
Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bernardino Ne Ne, of the clergy of the diocese of Loikaw, until now parish priest of Mother of God in Sondu, as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Bernardino Ne Ne was born on 20 May 1970 in Loikaw, in the diocese of Loikaw. After attending Saint Theresa Minor Seminary in Taunggyi, he studied philosophy at Saint Joseph’s Major Seminary in Pyin Oo Lwin, and theology at Saint Joseph’s Major Seminary in Yangon.
He was ordained a priest on 13 April for the diocese of Loikaw.
After ordination, he first held the positions of parish vicar of Saint Joseph’s in Dimoso (1995-1999), parish priest of Mary Immaculate Conception in Khabe (1999-2002), and parish vicar of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Doungankha (2003). He was awarded a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy in Rome (2003-2005), and went on to hold the offices of parish priest of Mary Immaculate Conception in Khabe (2005), rector of Saint Peter’s Intermediate Seminary of the diocese of Loikaw (2006-2014), national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Myanmar (2015-2014), and director of the Residence of the diocese of Loikaw in Yangon (2025). He attended a refresher course at the East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) in Manila, Philippines (2025), and has until now served as parish priest of Mother of God in Sondu (since 2025).
