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Andrew Yeom Soo-jung

1943 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Yeom Soo-jung is the 1,415th most popular religious figure (up from 1,474th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 114th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South Korean Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung ranks 1,415 out of 3,187. Before him are Hermenegild, Caesarius of Africa, John Carroll, Eulogius of Alexandria, Ebussuud Efendi, and Aga Khan II. After him are Marcial Maciel, Shaohao, Simon Stock, Philippe Barbarin, Annie Chapman, and Michael von Faulhaber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung ranks 164. Before him are Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, R. L. Stine, Czesława Kwoka, Dominik Duka, Ove Kindvall, and Mustafa Dzhemilev. After him are Köbi Kuhn, Raphael, Wallace Shawn, Hervé Villechaize, Jan de Bont, and Paul Wolfowitz.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung ranks 115 out of 1,128. Before him are Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922), Chung Hong-won (1944), Han Seung-soo (1936), Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), and Jeong Mong-ju (1337). After him are V (1995), Jungkook (1997), Lee Sun-kyun (1975), Kim Seong-su (1891), Pak Song-chol (1913), and Bak Jungyang (1872).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In South Korea

Among religious figures born in South Korea, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung ranks 4. Before him are Andrew Kim Taegon (1821), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), and Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922). After him are David Yonggi Cho (1936), and Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (1931).

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