Paul Bùi Van Ðoc
Paul Bùi Van Ðoc ( Vietnamese : Phaolô Bùi Văn Đọc ; born November 11, 1944 in Đà Lạt ; † March 6, 2018 in Rome ) was a Vietnamese clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City .
Life
Paul Bùi Van Ðoc studied philosophy and theology at the seminary in Saigon (1956–1963) and at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He received in the December 17, 1970 Da Lat , the ordination . In 1975 he became rector of the Minh Hoá seminary . In 1995 he was appointed vicar general of the diocese of Đà .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Mỹ Tho on March 26, 1999 . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City , Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn , on May 20 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm PSS , Bishop of Thanh Hóa , and Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn , Bishop of Đà Lạt .
Pope Francis appointed him coadjutor archbishop of Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Phạm Minh Mẫn, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City, on September 28, 2013 . After his resignation on March 22, 2014, he succeeded him.
He died of a stroke in Rome, where he was staying during the ad limina visit of the Vietnamese bishops.
Web links
- Entry on Paul Bùi Van Ðoc on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 30, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ^ JB To Dan: L'arcivescovo di Ho Chi Minh City muore a Roma, durante la visita ad limina . AsiaNews, March 7, 2018, accessed March 11, 2018.
- ^ Rinuncia e Successione dell'Arcivescovo di Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville (Viêt Nam) . In: Holy See Press Office (ed.): Daily Bulletin , March 22, 2014, accessed March 11, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Le Udienze. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 5, 2018, accessed March 7, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| André Nguyên Van Nam |
Bishop of Mỹ Tho 1999–2013 |
Pierre Nguyên Van Kham |
| Jean-Baptiste Cardinal Phạm Minh Mẫn |
Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City 2014–2018 |
Joseph Nguyen Nang |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bùi Van Ðoc, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vietnamese clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Da Lat , Vietnam |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2018 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |