Lazarus You Heung-sik
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South KoreaBorn 1951 · age 74Lazarus You Heung-sik 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.
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Pope Francis [...], invited us to face the struggle of searching within ourselves and, at the same time, not to forget God’s presence in our life.
As quoted in A conversation with the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy (April 19, 2024)
Seminaries should not be factories for priests who are already beautiful and ready.
As quoted in Vatican: Should the Church be “Koreanized”?, Society of Saint Pius X (April 19, 2023)
In the Church, we must remember this: it is better to be imperfect in communion than to be perfect in disunity.
As quoted in Vatican: Should the Church be “Koreanized”?, Society of Saint Pius X (April 19, 2023)
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Lazarus You Heung-sik 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. 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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