Honorific-Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Joseph Vũ Duy Thống | |
Bishop Of: | Bishop of Phan Thiết |
Province: | Sài Gòn |
See: | Phan Thiet |
Appointed: | 25 July 2009 |
Enthroned: | 3 September 2009 |
Ended: | 1 March 2017 |
Predecessor: | Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan |
Ordination: | October 26, 1985 |
Consecration: | August 17, 2001 |
Consecrated By: | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
Other Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh City (2001–2009) |
Birth Date: | July 2, 1952 |
Birth Place: | Thái Bình |
Death Date: | March 1, 2017 (aged 64) |
Death Place: | Ho Chi Minh City |
Buried: | Cathedral of Phan Thiết |
Nationality: | Vietnamese |
Religion: | Roman Catholic Church |
Motto: | "Caritas Christi urget nos" (English: The love of Christ compels us) |
Coat Of Arms: | Episcopal Coat of Arms of Joseph Vũ Duy Thống.svg |
Joseph Vũ Duy Thống (July 2, 1952 – March 1, 2017) was a Vietnamese prelate, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet from July 2009 to his death and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Cultural Affairs.[1] He was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City from 2001 to 2009.
Joseph Thống was born on July 2, 1952, in Thái Bình, North Vietnam. After moving to South Vietnam, he studied philosophy and theology at seminaries in Long Xuyen diocese and Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) archdiocese. He was ordained a priest on October 26, 1985, for the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He then furthered his studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris and obtained a master's degree in theology in 1998. Later, he became professor at the St. Joseph Major Seminary of Ho Chi Minh City.
On July 4, 2001, he was appointed the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.[2] On August 17, 2001, he was ordained a bishop by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn at the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.
On July 25, 2009, he was named Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet, and was installed on September 3, 2009.
On March 1, 2017, Thống died after a few days in a coma.[3]