Joseph Nguyễn Năng
| The Most Reverend Joseph Nguyễn Năng | |
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| Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Việt Nam | |
| Official portrait, 2024
Official portrait, 2024
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| Native name | Giuse Nguyễn Năng |
| Archdiocese | Hồ Chí Minh City |
| Province | Sài Gòn |
| Appointed | 19 October 2019 |
| Installed | 11 December 2019 |
| Predecessor | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
| Previous posts | Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm (2019-2023) Vice President, CBCV (2016-2022) President, Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith of the CBCV (2013–2016) Bishop of Phát Diệm (2009–2019) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 June 1990 by Paul-Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật |
| Consecration | 8 September 2009 by Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh, Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1953 Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình, Democratic Republic of Việt Nam |
| Alma mater | Pontifical College of Saint Pius X of Đà Lạt Pontifical Urban University |
| Motto | Communione et Serviente (Communion and Service) (Hiệp thông và Phục vụ) |
| Styles | |
| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Ordination history | |
| History Priestly ordination Ordained by Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật Date 9 September 1990 Place Xuân Lộc Cathedral Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh Co-consecrators Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến Date 8 September 2009 Place Front of Phát Diệm Cathedral | |
| Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Joseph Nguyễn Năng as principal consecrator Joseph Bùi Công Trác 3 January 2023 Peter Kiều Công Tùng 16 May 2023 John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến 23 June 2026 | |
Joseph Nguyễn Năng (born 24 November 1953) is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who has been a bishop since 2009 and serving as Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City since 2019. He has been president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam since October 2022.
Biography
Nguyễn Năng was born on 24 November 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province.[1] In 1954, he and his entire family moved to the South following the First Indochina War.[2] He studied at the minor seminary of Saigon from 1962 to 1970 and at the major seminary of Saint Pius X in Dalat from 1975 to 1978. While a seminarian, he served at the Diocesan Institute Petit Apôtre in Bach Lam, Thong Nhat, Dong Nai from 1977 to 1988 and at the Thuận Hòa parish, Biên Hòa from 1988 to 1990. He was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Xuân Lộc on 9 June 1990.[1]
Priestly service
Following his ordination, he was Pastor and Dean of the Thuận Hòa parish from 1990 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he studied at the Pontifical Urban University (Urbaniana) in Rome, earning a degree in dogmatic theology. From 2002 to 2008, he was Rector of the Major Seminary of Xuân Lộc.[1]
Episcopate
On 25 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Phát Diệm,[1] the diocese where he was born. His episcopal consecration was held at the Cathedral of Phát Diệm on 8 September 2009.[3]
On 19 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City.[4][5]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Back to citation "Vatican News phỏng vấn Đức Tổng Giuse Nguyễn Năng". 7 December 2019.
- Back to citation "Lễ tấn phong tân giám mục Phát Diệm: Niềm hy vọng mới từ tinh thần Hiệp thông và Phục vụ". 8 September 2009.
- Back to citation Thanh Thuy (28 October 2019). "Bishop Năng to serve the Church in Ho Chi Minh City with joy". AsiaNews. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 19.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.