Andreas Choi Chang-mou
Born (1936-09-15) September 15, 1936 (age 87)
Paju, Gyeonggi Province
Korean name
Hangul
최창무
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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