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.
Biography
Paul Bình was born on September 1, 1910, in
Saigon
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, 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
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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.
See also
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Catholic Church in Vietnam
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình
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1910 births
1995 deaths
People from Ho Chi Minh City
Bishops appointed by Pope Pius XII
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Vietnam