Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was a prominent South Korean prelate who served as the Archbishop of Seoul. Born in Daegu in 1922, he pursued studies in philosophy in both Tokyo and Seoul before studying sociology at Münster University. He became the Bishop of Masan in 1966 and later led the Archdiocese of Seoul starting in 1968. In 1969, he achieved historical significance by becoming the first Korean to be elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Paul VI.