Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
| Paul Bùi Văn Đọc | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City | |
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| See | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Installed | 22 March 2014 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other posts | President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1970 |
| Consecration |
20 May 1999 by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 November 1944 Đà Lạt |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
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| Motto | Ad Deum lætitiæ meæ |
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Paul Bùi Văn Đọc is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City and the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam since 2013.[1]
Biography
Paul Đọc was born on November 11, 1944 in Da Lat, Vietnam. In 1956, he started to study at a seminary in Sai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City). He then continued his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, from 1964 to 1970. He was ordained a priest on December 17, 1970 in Da Lat and served as the Rector of Minh Hoa Major Seminary from 1975 until he became Vicar General of Da Lat diocese in 1995.
On March 26, 1999, he was appointed as Bishop of My Tho by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City on May 20 the same year.
He was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City on September 28, 2013 by Pope Francis. On March 22, 2014, he succeeded Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, upon the latter's resignation due to age limit.
References
- ↑ "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Retrieved 16 July 2014.