Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
| His Eminence Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Hanoi | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Hanoi |
| Installed | 1994 |
| Term ended | 19 February 2005 |
| Predecessor | Joseph-Marie Trinh van-Can |
| Successor | Ngo Quang Kiet |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria "Regina Pacis" in Ostia mare |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 June 1949 |
| Consecration | 15 August 1963 |
| Created Cardinal |
26 November 1994 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 15, 1919 Hòa Bình, Vietnam |
| Died | February 22, 2009 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Previous post | Bishop of Bac Ninh (1963-1994) |
| Motto | Credidimus Caritate |
| Coat of arms |
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Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (June 15, 1919 - February 22, 2009) (Vietnamese: Phao-lô Giu-se Phạm Đình Tụng) was a Vietnamese cardinal.
Ecclesiastical career
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1949. He was pastor of Hàm Long Parish, in Hanoi, North Vietnam, from 1950 to 1955. Afterwards he served as Superior of St. John Minor Seminary, in Hanoi, from 1955 to 1963. The Seminary was closed by the State authority in 1960 and never opened again. He was created bishop of Bac Ninh in 1963. He was appointed archbishop of Hanoi in March 1994 and elevated to Cardinal in November 1994. He retired as archbishop of Hanoi in 2005 and was succeeded by Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt.[1]
Since nearly the very beginning of his religious life, he was under house arrest, unable to carry out his duties to the nearly 100 parishes under his jurisdiction.
He began to compile in lục bát the entire life of Jesus, the Gospels, Christian doctrine, and the commandments of God and the Church. He was created a Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia Mare by John Paul II during the Consistory of November 26, 1994. He resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese according to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law on February 19, 2005. He died on 22 February 2009 at the age of 89.
References
External links
- catholic-hierarchy page of Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung
- Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Đình Tung, Archbishop emeritus of Hà Nội (Viêt Nam) passed away