Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước
Bishop Giuse Nguyễn Tấn Tước is a Vietnamese prelate. He is the current Bishop of Phú Cường and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Social Communications.[1]
Giuse Nguyễn Tấn Tước | |
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| Bishop of Phú Cường | |
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| See | Diocese of Phú Cường |
| Installed | 30 June 2012 |
| Predecessor | Phêrô Trần Đình Tứ |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other post(s) | Head of Episcopal Committee on Social Communications |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 April 1991 by Lu-y Hà Kim Danh |
| Consecration | 29 April 2011 by Phêrô Trần Đình Tứ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1958 |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | 444 Cách Mạng Tháng Tám, Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường (2011-2012) |
| Motto | Illum Oportet Crescere (Vietnamese: Ngài Phải Lớn Lên, English: He Must Increase) |
Biography
He was born on September 22, 1958, in Bình Dương, Vietnam. From 1971 to 1978, he studied philosophy and theology at local seminaries. On April 4, 1991, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Louis Hà Kim Danh, the second bishop of Phú Cường. In 1999, he was sent to France to continue his studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris until 2006. After returning to Vietnam, he worked at the Phú Cường diocese's Pastoral Center.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường on March 14, 2011. He was consecrated a bishop by Bishop Pierre Trần Đình Tứ, the third bishop of Phú Cường, on April 29 that year.
He succeeded Bishop Phêrô Trần Đình Tứ, who was retiring, to be the fourth bishop of Phú Cường on June 30, 2012.
References
- "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.