Boniface Choi Ki-san

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Coat of arms of Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-san

Boniface Choi Ki-san ( Kor. 최기산 , born May 16, 1948 in Kyeonki , South Korea ; † May 30, 2016 ) was Bishop of Incheon .

Life

Boniface Choi Ki-san received on 6 December 1975, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On 29 October 1999 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To Coadjutor Bishop of Incheon. The Bishop of Incheon, William John McNaughton MM , ordained him episcopally on December 27 of that year ; Co-consecrators Bishop of were Cheongju , Gabriel Chang Bong-hun , and the Military Bishop of Korea , Peter Lee Ki-heon . On April 25, 2002, Boniface Choi Ki-san became Bishop of Incheon, succeeding William John McNaughton MM, who was retiring on age grounds.

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predecessor Office successor
William John McNaughton MM Bishop of Incheon
2002–2016 		John Baptist Jung Shin-chul


Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Boniface Ki-san is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Choi, Boniface Ki-san
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 최기산
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean clergyman, Bishop of Incheon
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Kyeonki , South Korea
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 2016