Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (Korean: 정진석; Hanja: 鄭鎭奭; 7 December 1931 – 27 April 2021) was a South Korean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Seoul from 1998 until he retired in 2012. He was previously Bishop of Cheongju from 1970 to 1998. He was made a cardinal in 2006.
His Eminence Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Seoul | |
The cardinal in 2014. | |
| Native name | 정진석 |
| Archdiocese | Seoul |
| See | Seoul |
| Appointed | 3 April 1998 |
| Installed | 29 June 1998 |
| Term ended | 10 May 2012 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Kim Sou-hwan |
| Successor | Andrew Yeom Soo-jung |
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| Ordination | 18 March 1961 by Paul Roh Ki-nam |
| Consecration | 3 October 1970 by Paul Roh Ki-nam |
| Created cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1931 |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 89) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
| Motto | Omnibus omnia |
| Coat of arms | |
| Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk | |
| Hangul | 정진석 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Jin-seok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Chinsŏk |
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| Styles of Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Seoul |
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