Joseph Nguyễn Năng

History
Ordination history of; Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by
Date	September 9, 1990
Place	Diocese of Xuân Lộc
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Co-consecrators	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh;
Date	September 8, 2009
Place	Diocese of Phát Diệm

Styles of
**Joseph Nguyễn Năng**
Styles of; Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

The Most Reverend

Joseph Nguyễn Năng
The Most Reverend; Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Metropolitan Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
	Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng
See	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
Appointed	19 October 2019
Installed	11 December 2019
Predecessor	Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm; Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam;
Orders
Ordination	9 June 1990
Consecration	8 September 2009; by
Personal details
Born	24 November 1953 (age 68); Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình, State of Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Phát Diệm (2009–2019); President of the Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith in the CBCV (2013–2016);
Motto	Communione et serviente (Communion and service)
Coat of arms

Joseph Nguyễn Năng (born 1953) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2009 and the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City since October 2019.

Biography[]

Joseph Nguyễn Năng was born on 24 November 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province.^[1] In 1954, he and his entire family moved to the South.^[2] He studied at the minor seminary of Saigon from 1962 to 1970 and at the major seminary of Saint Pius X in Dalat from 1975 to 1978. While a seminarian, he served at the Diocesan Institute Petit Apôtre in Bach Lam, Thong Nhat, Dong Nai from 1977 to 1988 and at the Thuận Hòa parish, Biên Hòa from 1988 to 1990. He was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Xuân Lộc on 9 June 1990.^[1]

Following his ordination, he was Pastor and Dean of the Thuận Hòa parish from 1990 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, he studied at the Pontifical Urban University (Urbaniana) in Rome, earning a degree in dogmatic theology. From 2002 to 2008 he was Rector of the Major Seminary of Xuân Lộc.^[1]

On 25 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Phát Diệm,^[1] the diocese where he was born. His episcopal consecration was held at the Cathedral of Phát Diệm on 8 September 2009.^[3]

On 19 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "Vatican News phỏng vấn Đức Tổng Giuse Nguyễn Năng". 7 December 2019.
^ "Lễ tấn phong tân giám mục Phát Diệm: Niềm hy vọng mới từ tinh thần Hiệp thông và Phục vụ". 8 September 2009.
^ Thanh Thuy (28 October 2019). "Bishop Năng to serve the Church in Saigon City with joy". AsiaNews. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 19.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[vatbio-1] "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[Vat-2] "Vatican News phỏng vấn Đức Tổng Giuse Nguyễn Năng". 7 December 2019.

[3] "Lễ tấn phong tân giám mục Phát Diệm: Niềm hy vọng mới từ tinh thần Hiệp thông và Phục vụ". 8 September 2009.

[4] Thanh Thuy (28 October 2019). "Bishop Năng to serve the Church in Saigon City with joy". AsiaNews. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[5] "Resignations and Appointments, 19.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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