Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (September 1, 1910 – July 1, 1995) was a Vietnamese prelate of the

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. 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

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, Vietnam. In 1922, he started to study at Sai Gon minor seminary. He was sent to

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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

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in 1948. On September 20, 1955, he was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Can Tho by

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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

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. 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.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình
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