Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực

Joseph Trinh Chinh Truc (Vietnamese: Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực, born October 25, 1925 in Hà Hôi , Vietnam ; † September 23, 2011 ) was a Vietnamese clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Ban Mê Thuột .

Life

Trinh Chinh Truc studied at the seminary in Hanoi and received on 31 May 1954, the priestly ordination .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột on June 19, 1981 . The Bishop of Ban Me Thuot, Pierre Nguyên Huy May , consecrated him on 15 August of the same year Bishop ; Co- consecrators were Alexis Pham Van Lôc , Bishop of Kontum , and Joseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong , Bishop of Hải Phòng .

After the death of Pierre Nguyên Huy Mai , he followed him on August 4, 1990 as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột. On December 29, 2000, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.

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↑ His name combines western name tradition ( Joseph as first name before the family name Trinh ) with Vietnamese ( Chính Trực as a personal name is behind the family name).

Web links

Entry for Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Pierre Nguyên Huy Mai	Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột 1990–2000	Joseph Nguyên Tich Duc

personal data
SURNAME	Trịnh Chính Trực, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Trinh Chinh Truc, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Vietnamese bishop
DATE OF BIRTH	October 25, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hà Hôi
DATE OF DEATH	September 23, 2011

[1] His name combines western name tradition ( Joseph as first name before the family name Trinh ) with Vietnamese ( Chính Trực as a personal name is behind the family name).