Archdiocese of Seoul sending two priests as missionaries with the Columbans

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Zenit reports on 10 March 2016: 

A Holy Mass was celebrated in Myeongdong Cathedral last week to give special blessings to five Seoul archdiocesan priests who will soon begin their missionary work outside Korea.

This year, five priests from the Archdiocese of Seoul will start missionary work in a foreign country. Fr. Nam Goong-eun will go to the Diocese of Saitama, Japan; Fr Shin Gwang-ho to the Diocese of Sydney, Australia; Fr Kim Sung-min to the Diocese of Xi’an, China; Fr Lee Hyun-gyu and Fr Jung Sung-hoon will join the Missionary Society of St. Columban as associate missionaries.

Since 2006, 19 priests from Seoul are working as foreign missionaries in 10 countries around the world, including Taiwan, China, Japan, Tanzania, Peru, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Spain, and France.

Full Zenit report here.