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.

Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (Korean: 염수정; Hanja: 廉洙政; born 5 December 1943) is a Korean prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Seoul from 2012 to 2021, while also holding the title of Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pyongyang in North Korea. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2014. He was also the chairman of Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation (CPBC).

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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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

Catholic priest / Catholic bishop

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Catholic University of Korea

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://ysj.catholic.or.kr/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BB%89%E6%B4%99%E6%94%BF

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• Catholic priest
• Catholic bishop

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.