Lazarus You Heung-sik

In this Korean name, the family name is You. The baptismal name is Lazarus.
His Eminence

Lazarus You Heung-sik
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik in 2023
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Installed2 August 2021
PredecessorBeniamino Stella
Other post(s)Cardinal Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (2022–present)
Previous post(s)
  • President of the Catholic University of Daejeon (1998-2003)
  • Coadjutor Bishop of Daejeon (2003–2005)
  • Bishop of Daejeon (2005-2021)
Orders
Ordination8 December 1979
Consecration19 August 2003
by Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong
Created cardinal27 August 2022
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal deacon
Personal details
Born (1951-11-17) 17 November 1951 (age 72)
Nonsan, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoLux mundi
(Latin for 'Light of the world'; John 8:12)[1]
Styles of
Lazarus You Heung-sik
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Lazarus You Heung-sik
Hangul
유흥식
Hanja
兪興植
Revised RomanizationYu Heungsik
McCune–ReischauerYu Hŭngshik

Lazarus You Heung-sik (or Lazzaro; Korean: 유흥식;[2][3] born 17 November 1951) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy since 2021. He is the first Korean to head a department of the Roman Curia.[4] He previously served as Bishop of Daejeon from 2005 to 2021, after two years as a coadjutor bishop under Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong. You was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2022.

  1. ^ 대전 유흥식 주교 사목표어·문장 확정. 가톨릭신문 [The Catholic Times of Korea] (Press release) (in Korean). 27 July 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ 유흥식·김희중 신부 주교로 임명돼. 조선일보 [The Chosun Ilbo] (in Korean). 10 July 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ 한국 천주교 주소록. Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "South Korea's first Vatican Prefect vows to push for Pope's visit to North Korea". Korea Times. Yonhap News Agency. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.