John Choi Young-su 최영수 요한 (March 2, 1942 – August 31, 2009) was the South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n Archbishop

Archbishop

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 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

Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

 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

Daegu

Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

 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.