Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk

His Eminence

Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Cardinal, Archbishop of Seoul
The cardinal in 2014.
Native name
정진석
ArchdioceseSeoul
SeeSeoul
Appointed3 April 1998
Installed29 June 1998
Term ended10 May 2012
PredecessorStephen Kim Sou-hwan
SuccessorAndrew Yeom Soo-jung
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination18 March 1961
by Paul Roh Ki-nam
Consecration3 October 1970
by Paul Roh Ki-nam
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1931-12-07)7 December 1931
Died27 April 2021(2021-04-27) (aged 89)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Urban University
MottoOmnibus omnia
Coat of armsNicholas Cheong Jin-suk's coat of arms
Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Hangul
정진석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Jin-seok
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chinsŏk
Ordination history of
Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by18 March 1961
Priestly ordination
Ordained byPaul Roh Ki-nam
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPaul Roh Ki-nam
Co-consecratorsJames Vincent Pardy MM
Peter Han Kong-ryel
Date3 October 1970
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Benedict XVI
Date24 March 2006
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk as principal consecrator
Gabriel Chang Bong-hun24 August 1999
Joseph Lee Han-taek SJ25 January 2002
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung25 January 2002
Lucas Kim Woon-hoe21 November 2002
Basil Cho Kyu-man25 January 2006
Styles of
Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSeoul

Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (Korean정진석; Hanja鄭鎭奭;[citation needed] 7 December 1931 – 27 April 2021) was a South Korean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Seoul from 1998 until he retired in 2012. He was previously Bishop of Cheongju from 1970 to 1998. He was made a cardinal in 2006.


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