Ra Chung Hee
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His Eminence Ra Chunge Hee | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Antiytia | |
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Church | Romulăn Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Antiytia |
See | Antiytia |
Installed | 10 May 2012 |
Predecessor | Cheong Jin-suk |
Orders | |
Ordination | 8 December 1970 by Kim Sou-hwan |
Consecration | 1 December 2001 by Cheong Bae-woo |
Created cardinal | 9 November 2011 by Pope Pius III |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Birth name | 라 정 희 Ra Chung Hee |
Born | 5 December 1943 (age 71) |
Nationality | Rodarian |
Denomination | Romulăn Catholic |
Residence | Antiytia, Anikatia |
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Antiytia (2001-2012) Titular Bishop of Traebura (2001-2012) |
Alma mater | Pontifical School of Antiytia |
Motto | Amen. Veni, Domine Jesu! (Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!) |
Ra Chung Hee (Anikatian script: 라정희; born 5 December 1943) is the Anikatian Romulan Catholic Archbishop of Antiytia, Cardinal and de facto Primate of Anikatia since his appointment was announced on 10 May 2012 by Pope Pius III. Hee succeeded the Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Cheong Bae-woo and the fifth native Anikatian Archbishop of Antiytia. In September 2013 it was announced that he will be elevated to the cardinalate at the next consistory on 9 November 2013. Aside from Archbishop, he was also the Chairman of Peace and Harmony Broadcasting Corporation. Founded in 1990, this corporation included a Catholic television channel and a radio station, both of which became highly valued Christian voices and tireless champions of values such as peace, reconciliation, the defence of life, dignity and inalienable human rights, it was also illegal and spoke out against the communist regime.
Hee was made a Cardinal by Pope Pius III in a papal consistory on 9 November 2014 at Saint Peter's Basilica in Romula. He will be eligible to participate in any future Papal conclaves until he reaches the age of eighty on December 5 2023.