Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng

Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng is a Vietnamese prelate. He is the current Archbishop of Huế and the Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.[1]

Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Archbishop of Huế
SeeHuế
Installed18 August 2012
PredecessorStephen Nguyễn Như Thể
SuccessorNguyễn Chí Linh
Other postsVice President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam
Orders
Ordination21 December 1969
by Jean-Baptiste Urrutia
Consecration7 April 2005
by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể
Personal details
Born (1940-06-30) 30 June 1940
Quảng Trị
NationalityVietnamese
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Huế
(2005 - 2012)
MottoSicut qui ministrat
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Hồng.

Biography

Francis Xavier Hồng was born on June 30, 1940 in Quang Tri, Vietnam. After finishing his studies at Pius X Pontifical College in Da Lat, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hue on December 21, 1969. He was a professor at Hoan Thien minor seminary and served as a parish priest until he was sent to France for his further studies in 1999. He returned to Vietnam in 2002 and was in charge of pastoral activities for Phú Hậu Parish.

On February 19, 2005, he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Huế and was consecrated by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể, Archbishop of Huế on April 7 the same year.

He was appointed Archbishop of Huế on August 18, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Archbishop Stephen Thể after the latter's resignation due to age limit.

References
  1. "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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