Lazarus You Heung-sik
Lazarus You Heung-sik (or Lazzaro; Korean: 유흥식; 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. 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.
Lazarus You Heung-sik | |
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| Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Installed | 2 August 2021 |
| Predecessor | Beniamino Stella |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (2022–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 December 1979 |
| Consecration | 19 August 2003 by Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong |
| Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1951 Nonsan, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Lux mundi (Latin for 'Light of the world'; John 8:12) |
| Styles of Lazarus You Heung-sik | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| Lazarus You Heung-sik | |
| Hangul | 유흥식 |
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| Hanja | 兪興植 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Heungsik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Hŭngshik |
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