Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình
Native Name:Phaolô Nguyễn Văn Bình
Native Name Lang:Vietnamese
Archbishop of Hồ Chi Minh City
Province:Hồ Chi Minh City
See:Hồ Chi Minh City
Appointed:24 November 1960
Term Start:2 April 1961
Term End:1 July 1995
Successor:Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Ordination:27 March 1937
Consecration:30 November 1955
Consecrated By:Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục
Birth Date:September 1, 1910
Birth Place:Sài Gòn, French Indochina
Death Place:Ho Chi Minh City, Việt Nam
Buried:Saint Joseph Major Seminary of Sài Gòn
Nationality:Vietnamese
Religion:Roman Catholic
Parents:Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Trượng
Agnes Nguyễn Thị Luông
Previous Post:Vicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ (1955-1960)
Alma Mater:Minor Seminary, Saigon (1922 – 1932)
Pontifical Urban University, Rome (1932 – 1937)
Motto:Euntes docete
(Hãy đi rao giảng)
(Go and preach)
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình.svg

Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (September 1, 1910  - July 1, 1995) 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]

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 Can 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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Archbishop Paul Nguyen Van Binh. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-archbishop-paul-nguyen-van-binh-1593410.html . 2022-05-25 . subscription . live. The Independent. Felix Corley. 26 July 1995. 11 December 2015. English.
  2. News: Paul Nguyen Van Binh, 84, Catholic Archbishop in Vietnam. The New York Times. Eric Pace. July 4, 1995. 11 Dec 2015. English.