Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp

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Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp (born October 20, 1926 in Long Thôi, Vietnam ; † December 20, 2007 ) was a Roman Catholic coadjutor of the Vietnamese diocese of Vĩnh Long . His name combines western naming tradition ( Raphaël as first name before the family name Nguyễn ) with Vietnamese ( Văn Diệp as a personal name is behind the family name).

Life

Nguyen Van Diep was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Vĩnh Long on December 7, 1954 . In 1975 Pope Paul VI appointed him . the titular bishop of Tubusuptu and ordered him to Coadjutor Bishop in the Diocese of Vinh Long. He was ordained bishop on August 15, 1975 by Jacques Nguyên Van Mâu , Bishop of Vinh Long, as well as Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân , Bishop of Cân Tho, and André Nguyên Van Nam , Bishop of My Tho.

In 2000, Pope John Paul II granted his age-related resignation ; he was succeeded by Thomas Nguyên Van Tan .

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personal data
SURNAME Nguyễn Văn Diệp, Raphaël
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nguyen Van Diep, Raphael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vietnamese clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of the Vietnamese diocese of Vĩnh Long
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Thôi, Vietnam
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 2007