John Choi Young-su

South Korean Roman Catholic archbishop (1942-2009)
Person human Q495890
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John Choi Young-su

Summary

John Choi Young-su is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gyeongsan[2]. He was born on March 2, 1942[3]. He passed away in Daegu[4]. He died on August 31, 2009[5]. He worked as a Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Choi Young-su was born in Gyeongsan[2].
  • John Choi Young-su died in Daegu[4].
  • John Choi Young-su was born on March 2, 1942[3].
  • John Choi Young-su died on August 31, 2009[5].
  • John Choi Young-su held citizenship in South Korea[9].
  • Korean was John Choi Young-su's native language[10].
  • John Choi Young-su worked as a Catholic priest[6].
  • John Choi Young-su worked as a Catholic bishop[7].
  • John Choi Young-su held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Daegu[11].
  • John Choi Young-su held the position of titular bishop[12].
  • John Choi Young-su held the position of auxiliary bishop[13].
  • John Choi Young-su's education included a stint at Kyeongbuk High School[14].
  • John Choi Young-su's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • John Choi Young-su is recorded as male[16].
  • John Choi Young-su's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Choi Young-su's family name is recorded as Choi[18].
  • John Choi Young-su's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Choi Young-su's given name is recorded as Yeong-su[20].
  • John Choi Young-su's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[21].
  • John Choi Young-su's consecrator is recorded as Stephen Kim Sou-hwan[22].
  • John Choi Young-su's consecrator is recorded as Paul Ri Moun-hi[23].
  • John Choi Young-su's consecrator is recorded as Giovanni Battista Morandini[24].

Body

Origins and Family

John Choi Young-su was born in Gyeongsan[2]. He was born on March 2, 1942[3]. Korean was his native language[10].

Education

John Choi Young-su was educated at Kyeongbuk High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Archbishop of Daegu[11]; titular bishop[12], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[25]; and auxiliary bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[26].

Personal Life

John Choi Young-su's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[15].

Death and Burial

John Choi Young-su died on August 31, 2009[5]. He died in Daegu[4].

Why It Matters

John Choi Young-su ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Choi Young-su born?

John Choi Young-su's place of birth was Gyeongsan[2].

Where did John Choi Young-su die?

John Choi Young-su died in Daegu[4].

What did John Choi Young-su do for work?

John Choi Young-su worked as Catholic priest[6] and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did John Choi Young-su go to school?

John Choi Young-su was educated at Kyeongbuk High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Daegu
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'ko', 'no', 'pl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · Gilldragon · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Korean
    Citizenship → —
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Given name → John, Yeong-su
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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