Lazarus You Heung-sik

Styles of
**Lazarus You Heung-sik**
Styles of; Lazarus You Heung-sik
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

His Eminence

Lazarus You Heung-sik
His Eminence; Lazarus You Heung-sik
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
	Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik in 2023
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Installed	2 August 2021
Predecessor	Beniamino Stella
Other post(s)	Cardinal Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola (2022–present)
Previous post(s)	President of the Catholic University of Daejeon (1998-2003); Coadjutor Bishop of Daejeon (2003–2005); Bishop of Daejeon (2005-2021);
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1979
Consecration	19 August 2003; by Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong
Created cardinal	27 August 2022; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal deacon
Personal details
Born	17 November 1951 (age 73); Nonsan, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Catholic University of Korea; Lateranum;
Motto	Lux mundi; (Latin for 'Light of the world'; John 8:12)
Coat of arms

Lazarus You Heung-sik (or Lazzaro; Korean: 유흥식;^[2]^[3] born 17 November 1951) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy since 2021. He is the first Korean to head a department of the Roman Curia.^[4] He previously served as Bishop of Daejeon from 2005 to 2021, after two years as a coadjutor bishop under Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong. You was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2022.

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^ 유흥식·김희중 신부 주교로 임명돼. 조선일보 [The Chosun Ilbo] (in Korean). 10 July 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ 한국 천주교 주소록. Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "South Korea's first Vatican Prefect vows to push for Pope's visit to North Korea". Korea Times. Yonhap News Agency. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.