Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (September 1, 1910 – July 1, 1995) was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Archbishop of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) from 1960 until his death in 1995.[1]
His Excellency Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Native name | Phaolô Nguyễn Văn Bình |
| See | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Appointed | 24 November 1960 |
| Installed | 2 April 1961 |
| Term ended | 1 July 1995 |
| Successor | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1937 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1955 by Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1910 |
| Died | July 1, 1995 (aged 84) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Buried | Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Trượng Agnes Nguyễn Thị Luông |
| Previous post(s) | Vicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ (1955-1960) |
| Alma mater | Minor Seminary, Saigon (1922 – 1932) Pontifical Urban University, Rome (1932 – 1937) |
| Motto | Euntes docete (Vietnamese: Hãy đi rao giảng, English: Go and teach) |
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Biography
Paul Bình was born on September 1, 1910, in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1922, he started to study at Sai Gon minor seminary. He was sent to Rome in 1932 to further his studies by Bishop Isidore-Marie-Joseph Dumortier, who was Vicar Apostolic of Saigon. He was ordained a priest on March 27, 1937, at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. In 1943, he started teaching at the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Saigon and was appointed as pastor of Cầu Đất parish in Da Lat in 1948.
On September 20, 1955, he was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Can Tho by Pope Pius XII and was consecrated by Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục, Vicar Apostolic of Vĩnh Long on November 30 the same year at the Notre-Dame Saigon Cathedral.
He was named the first Archbishop of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) on November 24, 1960, by Pope John XXIII.
On July 1, 1995, he died at the age of 84 and was buried at the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City.[2]
