Stephen Kim Sou-hwan

Servant of God Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul
Cardinal Kim in 1968
Church	Catholic Church
See	Seoul
Installed	9 April 1968
Term ended	3 April 1998
Predecessor	Paul Roh Ki-nam
Successor	Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk
Other post(s)	Cardinal Protopriest (2004 – 2009) Cardinal-Priest of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle (1969 – 2009) Archbishop of Seoul (1966 – 1969)
Previous post(s)	President of the CBCK (1970 – 1975, 1981 – 1987) Bishop of Masan (1966 – 1968)
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	(1922-05-08)May 8, 1922[1] Daegu, Japanese Korea
Died	February 16, 2009(2009-02-16) (aged 86) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	Korean
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Pro vobis et pro multis (For you and for many)
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Servant of God
Korean name
Hangul	김수환
Hanja	金壽煥
Revised Romanization	Gim Su-hwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Suhwan

Styles of Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Seoul (Emeritus)

Stephen (often rendered as Latin Stephanus) Kim Sou-hwan (Korean: 김수환; Hanja: 金壽煥; May 8, 1922 – February 16, 2009) was a Korean prelate of the Catholic Church and the Korea's first elevated to the rank of cardinal. He is a former archbishop of Seoul, South Korea. Having been an iconic figure in South Korea's bloody and tumultuous transition from military rule to democracy, he was widely respected across all sections in South Korean society. He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church having been declared Servant of God by Pope Francis^[2]