RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk

1931 - 2021

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk is the 2,343rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,982nd in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 156th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South Korean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk ranks 2,343 out of 3,187. Before him are Michele Rua, Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, Louis Bourdaloue, Antoine Kambanda, Samuel Wilson, and Constantine Leichoudes. After him are Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Onesiphorus, Conrad of Parzham, Michael Rohoza, Bruno Platter, and Hieda no Are.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk ranks 263. Before him are Mickey Mantle, Allen Klein, Bob Anderson, Duško Gojković, Nílton de Sordi, and Vance D. Brand. After him are Tab Hunter, Yoji Yamada, William Goldman, Rogelio Domínguez, Georgy Grechko, and Ram Dass. Among people deceased in 2021, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk ranks 276. Before him are T. B. Joshua, John Warner, Ester Mägi, Joseph Benz, Tahir Salahov, and Modibo Keita. After him are Masayuki Uemura, Sergei Kovalev, Vassilis Alexakis, Christian Tumi, Luis de Pablo, and Pachín.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk ranks 200 out of 1,128. Before him are Park Min-young (1986), Heo Mok (1595), Sulli (1994), Im Si-wan (1988), Choi Jin-sil (1968), and Kyung Wha Chung (1948). After him are Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Ryu Gwansun (1902), Song Si-yeol (1607), Kim Young-ae (1951), Ju Ji-hoon (1982), and Sin Yun-bok (1758).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In South Korea

Among religious figures born in South Korea, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk ranks 6. Before him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), and David Yonggi Cho (1936).

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