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My Take
I hesitated over whether a Vatican cardinal belongs in a celebrity database, but Lazarus You Heung-sik is too remarkable to leave out. Born in rural Nonsan, he rose to become Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, the first Korean ever to head a department of the Roman Curia. That is a staggering ascent, or perhaps a staggering vocation, overseeing the clergy of a global church of over a billion. His is a life given to prayer and service, utterly removed from the world of fame. To a secular observer like me it feels like another order of existence entirely, and people who quietly hold the world up deserve to be recorded with genuine respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lazarus You Heung-sik
- Name (Japanese)
- ラザロ兪興植
- Reading
- らざろ兪興植
- Born
- November 17, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Nonsan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
- Occupation
- Catholic priest / Latin Catholic bishop
2. Background
- High school
- Nonsan Daegeon High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%AA%E8%88%88%E6%A4%8D
Frequently asked questions
When was Lazarus You Heung-sik born?
Born November 17, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Lazarus You Heung-sik from?
Lazarus You Heung-sik is from Nonsan, South Chungcheong, South Korea.
What does Lazarus You Heung-sik do?
Lazarus You Heung-sik works as Catholic priest, Latin Catholic bishop.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.