John Choi Young-su

Male, Deceased Person

1942 – 2009

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Who was John Choi Young-su?

John Choi Young-su 최영수 요한 was the South Korean Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu from 2007-2009.

Young-su was ordained a Catholic priest on November 6, 1970, and was elevated to Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu in 2000. He was further appointed the Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu on February 3, 2006.

Young-su became Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Daegu on March 29, 2007, succeeding Paul Ri Moun-hi. He remained Archbishop until his resignation on August 17, 2009 due to health concerns. Young-su died on August 31 at the age of 67.

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Born
Mar 2, 1942
Died
Aug 31, 2009
Daegu

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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