RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Lazarus You Heung-sik

1951 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lazarus You Heung-sik is the 1,257th most popular religious figure (up from 2,114th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lazarus You Heung-sik ranks 1,257 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Afra, Dorotheus of Gaza, Georg Gänswein, William Booth, Ulrich of Augsburg, and Dionigi Tettamanzi. After him are Lutgardis, Roberto Calvi, Alois Hudal, Nicetas of Remesiana, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, and Xenia of Saint Petersburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Lazarus You Heung-sik ranks 99. Before him are Kate Atkinson, Joe Lynn Turner, Roger Myerson, Horst Hrubesch, Šaban Šaulić, and Bob Geldof. After him are Mamoru Oshii, Behgjet Pacolli, Duncan Haldane, Joey Ramone, Laimdota Straujuma, and Roberto Durán.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lazarus You Heung-sik ranks 102 out of 1,128. Before him are Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), Princess Deokhye (1912), and Choe Yeong (1316). After him are Heo Jun (1546), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Wallace (null), Hong Myung-bo (1969), and Jisoo (1995).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In South Korea

Among religious figures born in South Korea, Lazarus You Heung-sik ranks 2. Before him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821). After him are Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), David Yonggi Cho (1936), and Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931).

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