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Andreas Choi Chang-mou

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South Korean Catholic priest (b. 1936) In this Korean name, the family name is Choi. The baptismal name is Andreas.
Andreas Choi Chang-mou
Born (1936-09-15) September 15, 1936 (age 88)
Paju, Gyeonggi Province
Korean name
Hangul최창무
Hanja崔昌武
Revised RomanizationChoe Changmu
McCune–ReischauerCh'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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Catholic Church titles
Preceded bySalvador Albert Schlaefer Berg — TITULAR —
Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense
3 February 1994 – 9 February 1999
Succeeded byOdilon Guimarães Moreira
Preceded byVictorinus Youn Kong-hi Archbishop of Gwangju
30 November 2000 – 25 March 2010
Succeeded byHyginus Kim Hee-jong
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