Andreas Choi Chang-mou
South Korean Catholic priest (b. 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi. The baptismal name is Andreas.
Andreas Choi Chang-mou is the fourth Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea in 1936, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Seoul on June 9, 1963.
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Andreas Choi Chang-mou | |
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Born | (1936-09-15) September 15, 1936 (age 87) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최창무 |
Hanja | 崔昌武 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Changmu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ch'angmu |
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On February 3, 1994, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul and Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense. On February 9, 1999, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Gwangju and succeeded Archbishop Victorinus Youn Kong-hi upon the latter's retirement on November 11, 2000.