Harold William Henry
{{Short description|American Catholic missionary and bishop}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Harold W. Henry, S.S.C.
| title = Archbishop of Gwangju
| image = Coat of arms of Harold William Henry.svg
| alt =
| caption =
| church = Roman Catholic
| archdiocese =
| diocese =
| see =
| appointed = March 10, 1962
| term_end = June 28, 1971
| successor = Peter Han Kong-ryel (한공렬 베드로)
| other_post = Titular Bishop of Corydala (1957–1962);
Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia and
Apostolic Administrator of Cheju (1971–1976)
| ordination = December 21, 1932
| ordained_by =
| consecration = May 11, 1957
| consecrated_by = Richard Cushing
| rank =
| birth_date = July 11, 1909
| birth_place = Northfield, Minnesota, US
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|3|1|1909|7|11}}
| death_place = Jeju City, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea
| previous_post = Prefect of Kwangju (1954–1957)
Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju (1957–1962)
| moto =
| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of Harold William Henry.svg
}}
Harold William Henry, S.S.C., 현 하롤드, (July 11, 1909 – March 1, 1976) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban he was assigned to missions in South Korea. He served as the Prefect of Kwangju from 1954 to 1957, Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju from 1957 to 1962, the first Archbishop of Gwangju from 1962 to 1971, and as the Apostolic Administrator of Cheju from 1971 to 1976.
Biography
Born in Northfield, Minnesota, Harold Henry was ordained a priest on December 21, 1932, for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. Pope Pius XII named him as the Apostolic Prefect of Kwangju in 1954. On January 26, 1957, he was named the titular bishop of Corydala and Vicar Apostolic of Kwangju. Henry was consecrated a bishop on May 11, 1957, by Archbishop Richard Cushing of Boston. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop John Wright of Worcester and Boston Auxiliary Bishop Jeremiah Minihan. Pope John XXIII named him as the Archbishop of Gwangju on March 10, 1962. He attended three of the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). Pope Paul VI named Henry the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Cheju on June 28, 1971. On the same date he was transferred to the titular see of Thubunae in Numidia. Henry died on March 1, 1976, at the age of 66.{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhenryh.html|title=Archbishop Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E.|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy|accessdate=2014-02-13|last=|first=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kwan0.htm|title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju 광주|publisher=Giga-Catholic|accessdate=2014-02-13|last=|first=}}
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Category:Clergy from Minneapolis
Category:Missionary Society of St. Columban
Category:American Roman Catholic missionaries
Category:Roman Catholic missionaries in South Korea
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in South Korea
Category:20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council
Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Gwangju
Category:American emigrants to South Korea
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Cheju
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Gwangju
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