Joseph Nguyễn Năng

Joseph Nguyễn Năng (born 1953) is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate. He is currently the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.

Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
Apostolic administration of Phát Diệm
SeeArchdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
AppointedOctober 19, 2019
PredecessorPaul Bùi Văn Đọc
Other postsVice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (since 2016)
Orders
OrdinationJune 9, 1990
ConsecrationSeptember 8, 2009
by Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1953
Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình,
State of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Previous post
  • Bishop of Phát Diệm
    (2009–2019)
  • President of the Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith in the CBCV (2013–2016)
MottoCommunione et serviente
Coat of arms

Biography

Joseph Nguyễn Năng was born on November 24, 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province. In 1954 all of his family, including himself, moved to the South. He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Sài Gòn and after that, Pontifical College of St. Pius X in Đà Lạt.[1] He was ordained priest at the Cathedral of Xuân Lộc in 1990. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Phát Diệm, his ancestral home diocese. His consecration was held at the Cathedral of Phát Diệm on September 8, 2009.

On 19 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.[2]

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References

  1. "Tiểu sử Đức Giám mục Giuse Nguyễn Năng". Diocese of Phát Diệm.
  2. Thanh Thuy (28 October 2019). "Bishop Năng to serve the Church in Ho Chi Minh City with joy". AsiaNews. Retrieved 11 May 2020.


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