Territorial Abbey of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}

Abbatia Territorialis Tokvonensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant
Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B., Apostolic Administrator

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Territorial Abbey
Name Changed: 12 July 1950
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
Mailing Address: Tokwon, Korea

Historical Details

Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon
- Latin Name: Tokvonensis
- Erected: 12 January 1940
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Past and Present Ordinaries

Boniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. † (12 Jan 1940 Appointed - 7 Feb 1950 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon
12 January 1940	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan (Qensan (or Wonsan) and Ampen, Tokugen, Bunsen, and Eo gen)	Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon (erected)
Territorial Abbey of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}
12 July 1950	Name Changed	Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon	Territorial Abbey of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B. (Apostolic Administrator: 7 May 2013)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 May 1952 to 4 Oct 1985)
Boniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. † (Abbot: 12 Jan 1940 to 7 Feb 1950)

Source(s)

Territorial Abbey of Tokugen o Tokwon
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 32, Page 343, to Page 345

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