-The inauguration ceremony of Cardinal Lazarus Liu, the fourth Korean cardinal, took put in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on 27 nearby time.
Cardinal Yu officially turned a member of the cardinals of the Church of Rome on May 29, when he done his inauguration ceremony in the office environment of Pope Francis alongside with 19 clergymen who have been also appointed cardinals.
Cardinal Yu is the fourth cardinal of the Catholic Church in Korea immediately after Cardinals Suhwan Kim, Stefano Kim, Jinseok Jeong Nikolao and Andrea Yum Sujeong.
Cardinal Yu, born in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do in 1951, was the to start with Korean to be appointed Vatican minister in June very last 12 months.
The recently ordained cardinals obtained the priest’s red coat of arms and a cardinal’s ring immediately after taking an oath of faith and an oath of fidelity.
Cardinals are the most prestigious and honorable office environment in the Catholic Church following the pope.
With the delivery of 20 new cardinals, the range of cardinals in the globe has risen to 226, of which 132 are under the age of 80 with the proper to elect the Pope.
By continent, Europe has the highest range with 53, adopted by Asia with 21, Africa with 17, North The usa with 16, South The united states with 15, Central The united states with 7 and Oceania with 3.
In distinct, 83 out of 132 who have the appropriate to elect the pope have been appointed by Pope Francis, which is why it is analyzed that a clergy that can proceed their reform coverage is a lot more probably to be elected following pope.
To be elected a new pope, a two-thirds vote is necessary in the election of the pope, or conclave.
In the scenario of Korea, the two Cardinal Su-jeong Yeom, appointed in 2014, and Shin-yoo, appointed in 2014, have the proper to vote.
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