Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
| His Eminence Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội | |
| |
| Native name | Giuse Maria Trịnh Văn Căn |
| Province | Hà Nội |
| See | Hà Nội |
| Appointed | 5 February 1963 (as Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 27 November 1978 |
| Term ended | 18 May 1990 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê |
| Successor | Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990) |
| Previous posts | Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 December 1949 by François Chaize MEP |
| Consecration | 2 June 1963 by Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê |
| Created cardinal | 30 June 1979 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1921 But Dong village, French Indochina (present-day Hà Nam Province, Vietnam) |
| Died | May 18, 1990 (aged 69) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Motto | Caritas gaudiam pax longanimitas (Love, joy, peace, hope) |
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 – 18 May 1990) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death. He was created a cardinal in 1979 by Pope John Paul II.[1]
Căn was born in Ha Nam. In 1949, he was ordained a priest. In 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi. Căn became Archbishop of Hanoi in 1978, after the death of Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê, and died on May 18, 1990, after a heart attack,[2] and was succeeded by Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng.
References
- Back to citation "Việt Nam đã có 6 vị được phong Hồng y". Thanh Niên News (in Vietnamese). 15 February 2019; "Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh van-Can". Catholic-Hierarchy. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015; "Đức Hồng y Phaolô Giuse PHẠM ĐÌNH TỤNG" (in Vietnamese). Hội đồng giám mục Việt Nam. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 15 February 2019; A history of the Vietnamese Catholic Church Retrieved 15/02/2019; "NEW CARDINAL´S WITNESS OF LOVE, FORGIVENESS APPRECIATED BY VIETNAMESE". UCA News. 27 February 2001. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- Back to citation "FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS VATICAN PRELATE DURING ITALY TRIP". UCA News. May 25, 1990. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
External links
- Vietnam Law Newspaper, (Vietnamese language) Câu chuyện ít biết về bức tranh "Đức mẹ Việt Nam" được trưng bày ở thành Rome Retrieved 15/02/2019.