Archdiocese of Seoul

Archbishop Peter Soon-taek Chung, O.C.D.

Archbishop Peter Soon-taek Chung, O.C.D.

Archbishop's House,
Chung-gu Myong-dong 2-ga,
Seoul 100-809, Korea

Phone: (02)727-2021
Fax :773-1947
Email: [email protected]

Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D., was born on August 5, 1961, in Daegu. He first studied chemical engineering at the University of Seoul (1983-1986). He later studied philosophy and theology at the Catholic University of Seoul (1986-1992). He took perpetual vows on Jan. 25, 1992 and was ordained priest on July 16, 1992.

During 1993-1997, he was master of novices and then for almost two years he was master of students. Between1999-2004 he studied Sacred Scriptures at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and became provincial definitor of the Discalced Carmelites of Korea in 2005, for three years. In 2009 he became the definitor general in Rome for the Far East and Oceania.

On 28 Oct 2021, Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Peter Chung Soon-taek the new archbishop of Seoul and the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang.