Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung carries a weight that commands genuine respect. Born in Anseong in 1943, he served as Archbishop of Seoul and was elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in 2014, while also holding the role of Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang in North Korea. That last detail moves me: on a peninsula torn in two, he bore the prayer of building bridges through faith. As chairman of the Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation, he gave voice to the voiceless. In a world far from glamour, his decades of devotion and service leave me quietly bowing my head.

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Name (English)

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

Name (Japanese)

廉洙政

Reading

よむ・すじょん

Born

December 5, 1943 (age 82)

Origin

Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

Catholic priest / Catholic bishop

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

University

Catholic University of Korea

• Official sitehttp://ysj.catholic.or.kr/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Yeom%20Soo-jung
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BB%89%E6%B4%99%E6%94%BF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488084

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• Catholic priest
• Catholic bishop

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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