His Eminence Stephen Kim Sou-hwan | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Seoul | |
See | Archdiocese of Seoul |
Predecessor | Paul Roh Ki-nam |
Successor | Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 September 1951 |
Consecration | 31 May 1966 by Antonio del Giudice |
Created cardinal | April 28, 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-priest |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Daegu, Japanese Korea | May 8, 1922
Died | February 16, 2009 Seoul, South Korea | (aged 86)
Nationality | Korean |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Coat of arms | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김수환 |
Hanja | 金壽煥 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Su-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Suhwan |
Styles of Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Seoul (Emeritus) |
Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim Sou-hwan (Korean: 김수환; Hanja: 金壽煥; May 8, 1922 – February 16, 2009) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the former archbishop of Seoul, South Korea. Having been an iconic figure in South Korea's bloody and tumultuous transition from military rule to democracy, he was widely respected across all sections in South Korean society.