Rev. Frederick Yonho Chung

Reverend Frederick Yonho Chung

Associate Professor of Biblical Theology (Old Testament), Director of Propaedeutic Formation/Spiritual Year

EDUCATION

B.Sc. University of Toronto: double major in Psychology, and Christianity and Culture, 1992.
S.T.B./M.Div. St. Augustine’s Seminary, 2001
S.T.L. Pontifical Gregorian University, 2009
S.Th.D. Pontifical Gregorian University, 2012

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Biblical theology of the Old Testament; Psalms; Pentateuch; Prophetic Literature; Wisdom Literature; Biblical Hebrew

BIOGRAPHY

Fr. Fred Chung was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Toronto in 2001. After four years of parish ministry as an associate pastor, he went to further studies and completed his licentiate and doctoral studies in biblical theology, specializing in the Psalms.

He has been a member of the academic and formation faculty of St. Augustine’s Seminary since 2012, serving as the Director of Formation at Serra House, and then as the Director of Propaedeutic Formation. Fr. Fred teaches courses on Scripture, including Introduction to the Old Testament, the Psalms, and Prophetic Literature. He has also contributed to the Permanent Diaconate Formation, including their Continuing Education program. Apart from his seminary-based work, Fr. Fred has offered numerous biblical seminars and retreats for adults and youth across the Archdiocese of Toronto.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / SELECTED AREAS OF SERVICE / PASTORAL WORK

Publications and Theses

  • “O Lord, you have searched me and known me: A Poetic and Spiritual Reflection on Psalm 139” (2021)

  • “Praising in God’s Temple, Rejoicing in God’s Creation: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 65” (2012)

  • “Why Are the Nations Against the Lord and his Messiah? An Exegetical Study of Psalm 2” (2009)

 Workshops

  • “And Yet God Has Placed Eternity in the Human Heart: Qoheleth’s Search for Meaning in the Canonical Context of Scripture”

  • “ ‘For His Mercy Endures Forever’: Divine Mercy in the Old Testament”

  • Seminar on the Book of Genesis

  • Seminar on the Book of Exodus