John Choi Young-su (; March 2, 1942 – August 31, 2009) was the

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of the

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from 2007 to 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 The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

of Daegu on February 3, 2006. Young-su became Archbishop of the Archdiocese of

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

on March 29, 2007, succeeding

Paul Ri Moun-hi Paul Ri Moun-hi (14 September 1935 – 14 March 2021) was a South Korean Roman Catholic archbishop. Ri Moun-hi was born in South Korea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He served as auxiliary bishop, coadjutor archbishop The term co ...

. 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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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop John Choi Young-su †
1942 births 2009 deaths South Korean Roman Catholic archbishops Kyeongbuk High School alumni 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in South Korea 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in South Korea Roman Catholic archbishops of Daegu {{RC-archbishop-stub