Raphael Nguyễn Văn Diệp (20 October 1926 – 20 December 2007) was a Vietnamese
bishop
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of the Roman
Catholic Church
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in Vietnam.
Biography
Raphael Diệp was born in
Long Thôi in 1926. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1954.
He was appointed
titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Tubusuptu'' and
coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese.
The coa ...
of
Vĩnh Long
Vĩnh Long ɨn˨˩˦:lawŋ˧˧is a city and the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Geography
Vĩnh Long covers and has a population of 200,120 (as of 2018). The name was spelled 永 隆 ("eternal prosperity") in the form ...
by
Pope Paul VI
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. The appointment of a coadjutor bishop was due to the then difficult and unstable political situation in Vietnam.
He received his
episcopal consecration
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...
from bishop
Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu, on the same day of his appointment 15 August 1975.
Despite initial fears, he never took over the government of the diocese. He continued serving the community as coadjutor bishop until 27 May 2000, when he retired due to reaching the age limit.
He died on 20 December 2007, aged 81.
See also
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Vietnam
1926 births
2007 deaths
People from Bến Tre province
Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishops
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