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Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm (Vietnamese: Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Khảm) is a Vietnamese prelate of the
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. He currently serves as the fourth bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho () is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July ...
since July 30, 2014, and the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam since 2016. Besides Vietnamese, he is also able to communicate in English, French, and Latin.


Early life and education

Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm was born on October 2, 1952, in
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,
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. He studied at seminaries in
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, Long Xuyen, and
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
from 1963 to 1979 before he was ordained to priesthood.


Ordination and ministry

Pierre Khảm was ordained to the priesthood on August 30, 1980, for the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, and then served as
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at Ha Dong church (1980–1983). After three years of his first assignment, he was transferred to assume the position of parochial administrator of Ha Noi church. He served the parish until 1987 when he was transferred to
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon ( or ; ), officially Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception (; ) is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists who initially named ...
as
parochial vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pre ...
and held this position until 1999. Since 1997, he has been a professor at Saint Joseph Seminary of Saigon concurrently until 1999. From 2000 to 2004, he furthered his studies at
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and earned a doctorate in
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. After returning to Vietnam, he served as the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocesan Pastoral Center.


Episcopal ministry


Auxiliary bishop of Ho Chi Minh City (2008-2014)

On October 15, 2008,
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appointed him the Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. On November 15, 2008, he was consecrated as bishop by
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Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn of
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. The co-consecrators were coadjutor bishop Stephen Tri Bửu Thiên of
Cần Thơ Cần Thơ () is the List of cities in Vietnam, fourth-largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city along the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam. It is noted for its floating markets, rice paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals. It has ...
and auxiliary bishop Joseph Vũ Duy Thống of
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
. He served as rector of Saint Joseph Seminary of Saigon from 2011 to 2013.


Bishop of Mỹ Tho (2014-present)

On July 26, 2014, he was appointed as Bishop of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho () is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July ...
by
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, and was installed on August 30, 2014. Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, he has served as General Secretary from 2016 to 2022. His previous posts were Deputy General Secretary (2010–2016) and Chair of the Committee on Social Communications (2010–2013). On July 13, 2016,
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appointed bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm as a member of the
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.


References


External links

*http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bngvk.html *http://cbcvietnam.org/Dioceses/my-tho-diocese.html


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyễn, Pierre, Văn Khảm 1952 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Vietnam People from Hanoi Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishops