Andreas Choi Chang-mou
South Korean Catholic priest (b. 1936)
Andreas Choi Chang-mou | |
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Born | (1936-09-15) September 15, 1936 (age 88) Paju, Gyeonggi Province |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최창무 |
Hanja | 崔昌武 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Changmu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ch'angmu |
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.
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.
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Preceded by | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense 3 February 1994 – 9 February 1999 | Succeeded by Odilon Guimarães Moreira |
Preceded by Victorinus Youn Kong-hi | Archbishop of Gwangju 30 November 2000 – 25 March 2010 | Succeeded by Hyginus Kim Hee-jong |