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Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa
Bishop of Nha Trang
Native name Phaolô Nguyễn Văn Hòa
Province Huế
See Nha Trang
Appointed 25 April 1975
Installed 25 May 1975
Term ended 4 December 2009
Predecessor François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận
Successor Joseph Võ Đức Minh
Other post President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Việt Nam (2001-2007)
Previous posts Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuột (2006-2009)
Bishop of Phan Thiết (1975)
Orders
Ordination 20 December 1959
by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration 5 April 1975
by Pierre Nguyễn Huy Mai
Personal details
Born 20 July 1931
Bình Lục, Hà Nam, French Indochina
Died 14 February 2017 (aged 85)
Nha Trang, Việt Nam
Buried Marian Shrine of the Nha Trang Cathedral
Denomination Catholic Church
Alma mater Pontifical Urban College de Propaganda Fide
Pontifical Urban University
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music[1]
Motto In spiritu et veritate
(In spirit and truth)
(Trong tinh thần và chân lý)

Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa (20 July 1931 – 14 February 2017) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1959, Nguyễn Văn Hòa served as of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang from 1975 to 2009.[2]

He was the composer of Vietnamese-language Mass "Seraphim", which is written in 1960.

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References

  1. Back to citation Trần Đức, Anh. "Thư Đức Thánh Cha nhân dịp 100 năm Học Viện Thánh Nhạc". TGP SÀI GÒN. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. Back to citation "Diocese of Nha Trang". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 20 February 2017.