Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
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His Eminence Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung 염수정 廉洙政 |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Seoul | |
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| Native name | 염수정 |
| Archdiocese | Seoul |
| See | Seoul |
| Appointed | 10 May 2012 |
| Installed | 25 June 2012 |
| Predecessor | Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono |
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| Ordination | 8 December 1970 by Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Consecration | 1 December 2001 by Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk |
| Created Cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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5 December 1943 Anjō, Anjō County, Keiki Province, Korea under Japanese rule (now Ansong, South Korea) |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Seoul |
| Parents | Yeom Han-jin Baek Geum-wol |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 8 December 1973 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk |
| Co-consecrators |
Andreas Choi Chang-mou John of the Cross Chang-yik |
| Date of consecration | 25 January 2002 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
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Bishops consecrated by Andrew Yeom Soo-jung as principal consecrator
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| Timothy You Gyoung-chon | 5 February 2014 |
| Peter Chung Soon-taek | 5 February 2014 |
| Benedictus Son Hee-Song | 28 August 2014 |
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Styles of Andrew Yeom Soo Jung |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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| Revised Romanization | Yeom Su-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏm Suchŏng |
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Diaconal ordination
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| Date of ordination | 5 July 1970 |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Date of ordination | 8 December 1970 |
| Place of ordination | Seoul, South Korea |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (Seoul) |
| Date of consecration | 1 December 2001 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
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Bishops consecrated by Andrew Yeom Soo-jung as principal consecrator
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| Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon | 5 February 2014 |
| Peter Chung Soon-taek | 5 February 2014 |
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Styles of Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Seoul |
Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung (Hangul: 염수정; Hanja: 廉洙政; born 5 December 1943) is the Korean Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal and de facto Primate of Korea since his appointment was announced on 10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Yeom succeeded the Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk and the fifth native Korean Archbishop of Seoul. In January 2014 it was announced that he will be elevated to the cardinalate at the next consistory on 22 February 2014. The Metropolitan Archbishop of Seoul also serves as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang in North Korea. Aside from Archbishop, he was also the Chairman of Peace Broadcasting Corporation (Korean: 평화방송 or PBC). Founded in 1990, this corporation included a Catholic television channel and a radio station, both of which became highly valued Christian voices and tireless champions of values such as peace, reconciliation, the defence of life, dignity and inalienable human rights.
Yeom was made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in a papal consistory on 22 February 2014 at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. He will be eligible to participate in any future Papal conclaves until he reaches the age of eighty on 5 December 2023.
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