Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
His Eminence Stephen Kim Sou-hwan | |
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Archdiocese of Seoul | |
| Predecessor | Paul Roh Ki-nam |
| Successor | Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 September 1951 |
| Consecration | 31 May 1966 by Antonio del Giudice |
| Created cardinal | April 28, 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1922[1] Daegu, Japanese Korea |
| Died | February 16, 2009 (aged 86) Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김수환 |
| Hanja | 金壽煥 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Su-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Suhwan |
| Styles of Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan | |
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Seoul (Emeritus ) |
Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim Sou-hwan (
Early years
He was born in
Career
Kim was raised to the rank of cardinal-priest of
During Park Chung Hee and his successor's military dictatorship of the '70s and the '80s, the Korean Catholic Church under Kim's leadership was highlighted as a focal point of South Korea's democratization movement.
In 1998, Cardinal Kim retired as the archbishop of Seoul, shortly after serving as president-delegate of the Special Assembly for Asia of the World Synod of Bishops. On the death of
Having reached the age of 80 in 2002, he did not participate in the
Death
From 2007, Kim's health gradually deteriorated, and he was seldom seen in public, the last time being the 2008 Christmas Midnight Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral. He died in Seoul on February 16, 2009, from respiratory problems. During a four-day lying in state period some 400,000 Catholic mourners were said[according to whom?] to have filed past his coffin in the city's Myeongdong Cathedral. He was buried on February 20. As per his will, he donated his organs, and the Cardinal's eyes were quickly used in two successful cornea transplants.
Written
- 이 땅에 평화를 - 김수환 추기경과의 대화, 1988 ISBN 6000324367
- 참으로 사람답게 살기위하여 - 김수환 추기경의 세상 사는 이야기 (사람과 사람, 1998) ISBN 9788985541022
- 우리가 서로 사랑한다는 것, 1999 ISBN 9788985541527
- 너희와 모든 이를 위하여, 1999 ISBN 9788985541534
See also
- Beyond That Mountain, a 2020 biographical film based on Stephen Kim Sou-hwan's childhood.
References
- ^ "Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "김수환". Naver People. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- "김수환". Empas People. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
External links
- catholic-pages bio of Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
- Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan Catholic Hierarchy
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