Andrew Choi Chang-mu
| Andrew Choi Chang-mu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1936 (age 79–80) Paju, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최창무 |
| Hanja | 崔昌武 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Changmu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ch'angmu |
Andrew Choi Chang-mu is the fourth Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Paju, Gyeonggi-do, 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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