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 73)
Nonsan, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoLux mundi
(Latin for 'Light of the world'; John 8:12)[1]
Coat of armsLazarus You Heung-sik's coat of arms
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 Hŭngsik

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.

Biography

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Lazarus You Heung-sik was born on 17 November 1951 in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, South Korea. He was baptized a Catholic at the age of sixteen.[5] He studied first in Seoul at the Catholic University of Korea[6] and then in Rome, where he earned a degree in dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Lateran University. He was ordained a priest on 9 December 1979.[5]

His assignments included stints as an assistant priest at the diocesan cathedral, director of a retreat house, and director of an education center.[7] Beginning in 1994, he worked as a spiritual director and professor at the Catholic University of Daejeon; he became its president from 1998 to 2003.[8] He has been associated with the Focolare Movement and attended international gatherings of bishops who promote it.[8][9]

On 9 July 2003, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Daejeon.[5] He received his episcopal consecration on 19 August 2003 from Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong of Daejeon.[10] He became bishop upon the retirement of Kyeong on 1 April 2005.[11]

On 29 May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him a member of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.[12][a]

While bishop of Daejeon he has led several of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea's committees, including those on migrants, youth ministry, and the promotion of the cause of Korean martyrs.[8][b] While serving as head of Caritas Korea from 2004 to 2008,[13] You visited Pyongyang four times.[7][15]

In 2014, his diocese hosted Pope Francis, who celebrated Mass in Daejeon World Cup Stadium, participated in Asian Youth Day, and met with Asian bishops.[16][17] He participated in the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Youth and Discernment by papal appointment.[18][19] He described the situation of young people in Korea: "Since childhood they grow up in a highly competitive society. Competition thwarts fraternal relations, it casts off friendships and nurtures loneliness."[20] He took advantage of the synod to meet the two participating bishops from China. He expressed hope for peace on the Korean peninsula; he imagined an eventual papal visit to North Korea, but warned that it would require extensive preparations, "starting with the issue of religious freedom and the presence of priests".[21] On 14 October 2020 he became secretary of the Korean Bishops Conference.[8]

On 11 June 2021, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Cardinal Beniamino Stella as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, with the date on which he takes office left unspecified.[22][23] He was given the personal title of archbishop along with that of bishop emeritus of Daejeon.[22] You subsequently moved to Rome and assumed his new post as the prefect on 2 August.[24]

In February 2022, he participated in the San Damaso Ecclesiastical University of Madrid, Spain, with a conference in the fifth edition of the pastoral update sessions for priests.[25]

On 29 May 2022, Pope Francis announced that he would elevate You to the rank of cardinal.[26] On 27 August, Pope Francis made him a cardinal deacon,[27] assigning him the deaconry Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola.[28]

On 13 July 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the Dicastery for Bishops.[29]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This membership ended when Cor Unum was absorbed into the new Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in 2017.[13]
  2. ^ Some large groups of Korean martyrs have been beatified or canonized. You's commission was tasked with two additional groups: 133 laypeople martyred in the late eighteenth century and 81 from the 21st century.[14]

References

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  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.
  5. ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 09.07.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Congrégation pour le clergé: le coréen Mgr Lazzaro You nommé préfet". Zenit (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b McElwee, Joshua J. (11 June 2021). "Francis names South Korean bishop as new head of Vatican's clergy office". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d O'Connell, Gerard (11 June 2021). "Pope Francis appoints Korean bishop to head the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy". America. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ You, Lazarus, Heung-sik (23 February 2004). ""The mission of the Church in Korea is founded on Korea's martyrs": Bishop Lazzaro You Heung Sik, coadjutor Bishop of Daejeon speaks with Fides" (Interview). Agenzia Fides. Retrieved 12 June 2021.{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ 마승열; 서상덕; 이승환 (24 August 2003). 대전교구 유흥식 부교구장 주교 서품식 이모저모. 가톨릭신문 [The Catholic Times of Korea] (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.04.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.05.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b Glatz, Carol (11 June 2021). "Pope names South Korea bishop prefect for clergy". Crux. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  14. ^ Kim, Pietro (3 July 2017). "Beatification process underway for P'yŏng-yang bishop and the other 213 martyrs". Asia News. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Il vescovo coreano Lazzaro You Heung-sik nuovo prefetto della Congregazione del Clero (sottoposta a visita canonica). Il card. Stella resta per ora come reggente". Faro di Roma (in Italian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Le Pape François en Corée". Mouvement des Focolari (in French). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  17. ^ Ball, Deborah; Cheng, Jonathan (15 August 2014). "Pope Francis Holds First Public Mass in South Korea". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  18. ^ Harris, Elise (15 September 2018). "Pope Francis taps loyalists for key roles in Synod of Bishops". Crux. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  19. ^ "XV Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi (3-28 ottobre 2018) – Elenco dei Partecipanti, 15.09.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  20. ^ You, Lazarus, Heung-sik (2 October 2018). "A few days ahead of the Synod. Msgr. Lazzaro You (Korea): "A new era of hope for young people"" (Interview). Interviewed by M. Chiara Biagioni. AgenSIR. Retrieved 13 June 2021.{{cite interview}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Scaramuzzi, Iacopo (1 October 2018). ""The Pope in North Korea would be a giant step for peace"". La Stampa. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  23. ^ Winfield, Nicole (11 June 2021). "Pope taps South Korean to head Vatican office for priests". Associated Press News. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  24. ^ "S.E. Lazzaro You Heung-sik". Congregation for the Clergy (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  25. ^ De la Torre, Sara (19 February 2022). "Prefect of the Clergy visited the San Dámaso University of Madrid, Spain" (in Spanish). Cope. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Pope announces 21 new Cardinals from around the world". Vatican News. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  27. ^ Arocho Esteves, Junno (27 August 2022). "Pope Creates 20 New Cardinals, Including San Diego Bishop". The Tablet. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 13.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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Educational offices
Preceded by
Peter Kim Young-kyo
 President of the Catholic University of Daejeon
14 December 1998 – 20 August 2003 		Succeeded by
Marcus Lee Chang-duk
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Daejeon
1 April 2005 – 29 July 2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
2 August 2021 – present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Cardinal Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola
27 August 2022 – present 		Incumbent
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