Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Phạm Minh Mẫn (born March 5, 1934 in Cà Mau , Vietnam ) is a Vietnamese clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City .
Life
Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn received the sacrament of ordination on May 25, 1965 after studying Catholic theology . He then worked in various offices in the training of priests, including many years in the underground . After the political situation eased and some seminars were reopened, in the absence of qualified theologians, he also took on teaching duties.
Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Mỹ Tho on March 22, 1993 . The bishop of Cn Thơ , Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân , donated him episcopal consecration on August 11 of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Đà Nẵng , François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sách , and the coadjutor bishop of Bắc Ninh , Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên .
On March 1, 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh and accepted him on October 21, 2003 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Giustino in the College of Cardinals .
Cardinal Mẫn arrived on March 7, 2013 as the last of the 115 cardinals entitled to vote to the conclave in Rome.
On September 28, 2013, Pope Francis Paul Bùi Van Ðoc , previously Bishop of My Tho, gave him his support as coadjutor archbishop. On March 22, 2014, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation, whereupon Paul Bùi Van Ðoc succeeded him.
Memberships in the Roman Curia
Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn was a member of the following congregations of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (since 2003)
- Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (since 2003)
- Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care (2011-2014)
Web links
- Entry on Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved March 8, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vietnamese cardinal receives coadjutor. Vatican Radio , September 28, 2013, accessed May 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Rinuncia e Successione dell'Arcivescovo di Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh , in: Press Office of the Holy See , Daily Bulletin of March 22, 2014 (Italian)
- ↑ a b Nomina Di Membri Dei Dicasteri Della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 24, 2003, accessed May 24, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri e di Consultori del Pontificio Consiglio per gli Operatori Sanitari. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 5, 2011, accessed May 24, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Nguyên Van Binh |
Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City 1998–2014 |
Paul Bùi Van Ðoc |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Phạm Minh Mẫn, Jean-Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Phạm Minh Mẫn, Cardinal Jean-Baptiste (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vietnamese archbishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cà Mau , Vietnam |