RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis Hong Yong-ho

1906 - 2013

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Hong Yong-ho is the 2,260th most popular religious figure (down from 1,746th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular North Korean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 2,260 out of 3,187. Before him are Antonio María Javierre Ortas, Laurence of Canterbury, Jacqueline Felice de Almania, Gun, Alexander of Constantinople, and Francisco Coll Guitart. After him are Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Sava II, Gualtiero Bassetti, Karl-Josef Rauber, Patrick D'Rozario, and Marie-Eugénie de Jésus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 195. Before him are Ango Sakaguchi, Agniya Barto, Olena Teliha, Jacqueline Cochran, Zinka Milanov, and Mario Soldati. After him are Max August Zorn, Jerzy Giedroyc, Juan Carlos Calvo, Alex Thépot, Tuvia Bielski, and Alberto Lleras Camargo. Among people deceased in 2013, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 204. Before him are Richie Havens, Armando Trovajoli, Aleksandr Serebrov, Jim Hall, Aslan Usoyan, and Vlatko Marković. After him are Iain Banks, Gérard de Villiers, Kevin Ayers, Jeff Hanneman, Olga Gyarmati, and Tommy Morrison.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 103 out of 162. Before him are Cho Man-sik (1883), Kim Jong-hun (1956), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Kim Hyon-hui (1962), Hong Song-nam (1929), and Paek Nam-sun (1929). After him are Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Yang Song-guk (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), and Kim Sol-song (1974).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In North Korea

Among religious figures born in North Korea, Francis Hong Yong-ho ranks 2. Before him are Sun Myung Moon (1920).

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