John A. Choi Jae-seon

John A. Choi Jae-seon
Bishop of Diocese of Pusan (emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Pusan
In office	1957–1973
Predecessor	None
Successor	Gabriel Lee Gab-sou
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1938
Personal details
Born	(1912-01-07)January 7, 1912 Ulsan, South Korea
Died	June 3, 2008(2008-06-03) (aged 96) Pusan, South Korea
Previous post(s)	Priest

John A. Choi Jae-seon (January 7, 1912 – June 3, 2008) was a South Korean prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Jae-seon was born in Ulsan, South Korea, and was ordained a priest on June 11, 1938 in the Diocese of Pusan. Jae-seon was appointed a vicar apostolic for the Diocese of Pusan as well as Titular Bishop of Fussala on January 26, 1957 and was ordained on May 26, 1957. He was appointed bishop of Diocese of Pusan on March 10, 1962 but resigned on September 19, 1973 after being appointed Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa.

Jae-Seon died on June 3, 2008 at age of 96.

During the Vietnam War (1956-1975) he was known for giving Saint Christopher medals and Rosaries and giving them out to American G.I.s on R & R in Japan (also to GIs stationed as peacekeeping forces in South Korea). The medals were inscribed with the veteran's initials.

It was erroneously believed that the Bishop gave out Saint Christopher medals during the Korean War but he wasn't a bishop until 1957 (4 years after the cease fire was signed).

See also[]

• Diocese of Pusan

External links[]

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Eman Bonnici (Jul 16, 2008). "Bishop John A. Choi Jae-seon". Bishop Emeritus of Diocese of Pusan. Find a Grave. Retrieved Aug 19, 2011.

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