Boniface Choi Ki-san

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Boniface Choi Ki-san (Korean최기산; 16 May 1948 – 30 May 2016) was a South Korean Roman Catholic bishop.

Boniface Choi Ki-san
Born(1948-05-16)16 May 1948
Died30 May 2016(2016-05-30) (aged 68)
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materCatholic University of Korea
Korean name
Hangul
최기산
Hanja
崔基山[1]
Revised RomanizationChoe Gi-san
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Ki-san

Choi was born in Gimpo, and graduated from the Catholic University of Korea's School of Theology.[1] Ordained to the priesthood in 1975, Choi served as coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Incheon, South Korea from 1999 to 2002 and bishop of the diocese from 2002 until his death in 2016.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 김경일 [Kim Kyung-il] (30 May 2016). 천주교 인천교구 제2대 교구장 최기산 주교 선종. Kiho Ilbo. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ Diocese of Incheon