Francis Hong Yong-ho
Francis Hong Yong-ho | |
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| Bishop of Pyongyang | |
| Native name | 홍용호 프란치스코 (Korean) |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Seoul |
| Diocese | Pyongyang |
| In office | 1962–? |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 May 1933 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1944 by Bonifatius Sauer, O.S.B. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1906 |
| Died | Unknown; death was acknowledged in June 2013 by the Holy See |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Motto | Surgite eamus |
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Francis Hong Yong-ho (Korean: 홍용호 프란치스코; Hanja: 洪龍浩; born 12 October 1906; disappereared in 1949; declared dead in June 2013) was a Catholic prelate in North Korea who was imprisoned by the communist regime of Kim Il Sung in 1949 and later disappeared. After his disappearance, he was for many years listed as the Bishop of Pyongyang.