Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk

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Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (2006)
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Korean spelling
Hangeul 정진석
Revised
Romanization 		Jeong Jin-seok
McCune-
Reischauer 		Chŏng Chin-sŏk

Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk (born December 7, 1931 in Seoul , † April 27, 2021 there ) was a Korean clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul . He was chairman of the Bishops' Conference of South Korea.

Life

Cheong first studied chemical engineering at Seoul National University and then entered the Seoul seminary. He received after his studies in philosophy and theology at the Catholic University of Korea and a sociology studies in Hong Kong on 18 March in 1961 by Bishop Paul Marie Kinam Ro the ordination for the then Apostolic Vicariate Seoul .

Cheong then worked in pastoral care in Seoul, and until 1962 he was also a teacher at the Minor Seminary and notary for the Curia. From 1964 to 1965 he was chancellor of the curia and held various offices in the diocesan curia. From 1966 to 1967 he was Vice Rector of the Seoul Minor Seminary. He then studied canon law at the Roman Pontifical Urban University .

On June 25, 1970 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Cheongju . He was ordained episcopate on October 3rd of the same year by the Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Paul Marie Kinam Ro. Co- consecrators were his predecessor James Vincent Pardy MM and the Bishop of Jeonju , Peter Han Kong-ryel .

On April 3, 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him as successor to Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwans as Archbishop of Seoul and on June 6 of the same year as Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang . Cheong was entrusted with the management of the entire Korean Church. The inauguration in the Archdiocese of Seoul took place on June 29, 1998.

Pope Benedict XVI accepted him in the solemn consistory on March 24, 2006 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea in the college of cardinals . On May 10, 2012, Benedict XVI. Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk's resignation due to reasons of age.

Cheong worked on theological texts to the end and published 58 writings. He gained fame with his 15 translation and commentary volumes on canon law. He had health problems and had several operations. He died in late April 2021 in the Marienhospital of the Catholic University of Korea.

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk was a member of the following councils of the Roman Curia :

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tobias Glenz: Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk has died. In: kathisch.de . April 28, 2021, accessed April 28, 2021 .
  2. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Seoul (Corea) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 10, 2012, accessed February 13, 2016 (Italian).
  3. ↑ a b South Korea: Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk has passed away. In: Vatican News . April 28, 2021, accessed April 28, 2021 .
  4. ^ A b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2006, accessed February 13, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan Archbishop of Seoul
1998–2012 		Andrew Yeom Soo-young
James Vincent Pardy Bishop of Cheongju
1970-1998 		Gabriel Chang Bong-hun
Paul Ri Moun-hi Chairman of the Bishops' Conference of South Korea
1996–1999 		Michael Pak Jeong-il
Note: In this article, the family name is placed before the first name of the person. This is the usual order in Korean. Cheong is the family name here, Nicholas Jin-suk is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Cheong, Nicholas Jin-suk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cheong Jin-suk, Cardinal Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul , South Korea
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Seoul , South Korea