Phạm Minh Mẫn

Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (Vietnamese: Gioan Baotixia Phạm Minh Mẫn) (born 5 March 1934)[1] is a cardinal priest and archbishop emeritus of Ho Chi Minh City in the Roman Catholic Church.

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Phạm. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Mẫn.
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Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Gioan Baotixia Phạm Minh Mẫn
Cardinal & Archbishop Emeritus of Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Mẫn in 2008
Appointed1 March 1998
Term ended22 March 2014 (Retired)
PredecessorPaul Nguyễn Văn Bình
SuccessorPaul Bùi Văn Đọc
Other postsCardinal-Priest of San Giustino
Orders
Ordination25 May 1965
by Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang
Consecration11 August 1993
by Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Born (1934-03-05) 5 March 1934
Cà Mau, Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
DenominationRoman Catholic
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MottoSicut dilexi (English: As I have loved; Vietnamese: Như thầy yêu thương)
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Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Reference styleHis Eminence
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Informal styleCardinal
SeeHo Chi Minh City (emeritus)

Biography

Born in Cà Mau, Vietnam, Asia, Mẫn studied in Cần Thơ and Saigon, and was ordained a priest on 25 May 1965, serving the diocese of Cần Thơ.

After studying in the United States, Mẫn taught in Vietnam for a number of years. In 1993, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mỹ Tho and promoted to Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City in 1998. He officiated at a mass in La Vang in 1998 for the 200th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary, the largest Vietnamese Catholic event up to that time.[2]

Mẫn was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II, and was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.

On 7 March 2013, Mẫn was the last cardinal to arrive to attend the 2013 papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Benedict XVI.[3] The conclave subsequently elected Pope Francis.

On 28 September 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, previously (since 1999) serving as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho, Vietnam (one of the Archdiocese of Hồ Chí Minh City's suffragan dioceses), as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese.[4]

On 22 March 2014, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Mẫn due to age limit. Coadjutor Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc succeeded him as Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City.[5]

Events
  • 5 Mar 1934: Born in Cà Mau
  • 25 May 1965: Ordained Priest
  • 22 Mar 1993: Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mỹ Tho
  • 11 Aug 1993: Ordained Bishop
  • 1 Mar 1998: Appointed Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City
  • 21 Oct 2003: Appointed Cardinal-Priest of San Giustino
  • 23 Nov 2003: Installed Cardinal-Priest of San Giustino
  • 22 Mar 2014: Retired Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City
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References
  1. Metropolitan Archbishops of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh GigaCatholic.com
  2. "Pilgrims meet for largest Catholic festival in Vietnam". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 15 August 1998. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. Greene, Richard Allen; Smith-Spark, Laura (7 March 2013). "Final cardinal expected in Rome ahead of vote on pope". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/28/0615/01375.html
  5. http://ncronline.org/news/global/vietnamese-cardinal-praised-living-out-god-s-love
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