Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk

History
Ordination history of; Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Ordained by
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	18 March 1961
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Paul Roh Ki-nam
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Paul Roh Ki-nam
Co-consecrators	James Vincent Pardy MM; Peter Han Kong-ryel
Date	3 October 1970
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	24 March 2006
Gabriel Chang Bong-hun
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk as principal consecrator
Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	24 August 1999
Joseph Lee Han-taek SJ	25 January 2002
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	25 January 2002
Lucas Kim Woon-hoe	21 November 2002
Basil Cho Kyu-man	25 January 2006

His Eminence

Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
His Eminence; Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Cardinal, Archbishop of Seoul
	The cardinal in 2014.
Native name	정진석
Archdiocese	Seoul
See	Seoul
Appointed	3 April 1998
Installed	29 June 1998
Term ended	10 May 2012
Predecessor	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Successor	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea;
Previous post(s)	Roman Catholic Bishop of Cheongju (1970–1998); Apostolic Administrator of P’yŏng-yang (1998-2012);
Orders
Ordination	18 March 1961; by Paul Roh Ki-nam
Consecration	3 October 1970; by Paul Roh Ki-nam
Created cardinal	24 March 2006; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	7 December 1931; Seoul, Korea
Died	27 April 2021 (aged 89); Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	Korean
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University
Motto	Omnibus omnia
Coat of arms

Styles of Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Seoul

Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk (Korean: 정진석; Hanja: 鄭鎭奭;^{[citation needed]} 7 December 1931 – 27 April 2021) was a South Korean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Seoul from 1998 until he retired in 2012. He was previously Bishop of Cheongju from 1970 to 1998. He was made a cardinal in 2006.