Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Joseph Nguyễn Năng (born 1953) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2009 and the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City since October 2019. Since 2022, he has been appointed president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.
The Most Reverend Joseph Nguyễn Năng | |
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| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City | |
 Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng | |
| See | Saigon |
| Appointed | 19 October 2019 |
| Installed | 11 December 2019 |
| Predecessor | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
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| Ordination | 9 June 1990 by Paul-Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật |
| Consecration | 8 September 2009 by Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh, Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |
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| Born | 24 November 1953 Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình, State of Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
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| Motto | Communione et serviente (Communion and service) |
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| Styles of Joseph Nguyễn Năng | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Biography
Joseph Nguyễn Năng was born on 24 November 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province.[1] In 1954, he and his entire family moved to the South.[2] He studied at the minor seminary of Saigon from 1962 to 1970 and at the major seminary of Saint Pius X in Dalat from 1975 to 1978. While a seminarian, he served at the Diocesan Institute Petit Apôtre in Bach Lam, Thong Nhat, Dong Nai from 1977 to 1988 and at the Thuận Hòa parish, Biên Hòa from 1988 to 1990. He was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Xuân Lộc on 9 June 1990.[1]
Priestly service
Following his ordination, he was Pastor and Dean of the Thuận Hòa parish from 1990 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he studied at the Pontifical Urban University (Urbaniana) in Rome, earning a degree in dogmatic theology. From 2002 to 2008 he was Rector of the Major Seminary of Xuân Lộc.[1]
Episcopate
On 25 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Phát Diệm,[1] the diocese where he was born. His episcopal consecration was held at the Cathedral of Phát Diệm on 8 September 2009.[3]
On 19 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.[4][5]
References
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Vatican News phỏng vấn Đức Tổng Giuse Nguyễn Năng". 7 December 2019.
- "Lễ tấn phong tân giám mục Phát Diệm: Niềm hy vọng mới từ tinh thần Hiệp thông và Phục vụ". 8 September 2009.
- Thanh Thuy (28 October 2019). "Bishop Năng to serve the Church in Ho Chi Minh City with joy". AsiaNews. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Resignations and Appointments, 19.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.