Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình

Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Archbishop of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) from 1960 until his death in 1995.[1]

His Excellency

Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình
Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
SeeHo Chi Minh City
Appointed24 November 1960
Term ended1 July 1995
SuccessorJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Orders
Ordination27 March 1937
Consecration30 November 1955
by Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục
Personal details
Born(1910-09-01)1 September 1910
Saigon
Died1 July 1995(1995-07-01) (aged 84)
Ho Chi Minh City
BuriedSaint Joseph Major Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City
NationalityVietnamese
Previous postVicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ (1955-1960)
MottoEuntes Docete (Vietnamese: Hãy Đi Rao Giảng)
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Bình.

Biography

Paul Bình was born on September 1, 1910 in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1922, he started to study at Sai Gon minor seminary. He was sent to Rome in 1932 to further his studies by Bishop Isidore-Marie-Joseph Dumortier, who was Vicar Apostolic of Saigon. He was ordained a priest on March 27, 1937 at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. In 1943, he started teaching at the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Saigon and was appointed as pastor of Cầu Đất parish in Da Lat in 1948.

On September 20, 1955, he was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of My Tho by Pope Pius XII and was consecrated by Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục, Vicar Apostolic of Vĩnh Long on November 30 the same year at the Notre-Dame Saigon Cathedral.

He was named the first Archbishop of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) on November 24, 1960 by Pope John XXIII.

On July 1, 1995, he died at the age of 84 and was buried at the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Obituary: Archbishop Paul Nguyen Van Binh". The Independent. Retrieved 11 Dec 2015.
  2. "Paul Nguyen Van Binh, 84, Catholic Archbishop in Vietnam". New York Times. Retrieved 11 Dec 2015.
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