Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok was named Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South).
The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Paul Hwang Chul-soo in August 2018.
Bishop Son Sam-seok had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese.
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- Slattery retired, Mpako named Pretoria Archbishop
- Di Cerbo retired as Alife-Caiazzo Bishop
- Etienne named Seattle Coadjutor
- Russo resigned as Fabriano-Matelica Bishop
- Miyahara resigned as Fukuoka Bishop
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- Kaggwa retired, Jjumba named Masaka Bishop
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- Son Sam-seok named Busan Bishop
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- Buckley retired, Gavin named Cork and Ross Bishop
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