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Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.
Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản
Bishop of Hai Phong
ChurchCatholic
AppointedFebruary 21, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
Orders
ConsecrationMay 12, 2009 by archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể
Personal details
Born (1956-11-25) November 25, 1956 (age 67)
Tuy Hoa
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột (2009-2022)
MottoSpiritu ambulate
Coat of armsVincent Nguyễn Văn Bản's coat of arms

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản (born November 25, 1956, Tuy Hoa) is a Vietnamese Catholic bishop, serving as the Bishop of Hải Phòng since March 19, 2022.

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was born on November 25, 1956 in Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province, the seventh of nine children in a devout Catholic family originally from Hai Duong Province who fled south at the end of the First Indochina War. In 1968, he began his religious studies at the minor seminary of Làng Sông in Quy Nhơn. In 1975, he entered the major seminary of the Diocesan Training Center of the Diocese of Quy Nhơn, where he studied philosophy and theology until 1988. After completing his studies, he provided pastoral service at his home parish in Tuy Hoa.[1][2]

Priesthood[edit]

He was ordained a priest on September 16, 1993 by bishop Paul Huỳnh Đông Các and was incardinated in the Diocese of Quy Nhơn. After his ordination, he served as vicar of Tuy Hoa parish until 1996, when he was sent to France to study at the Institut Catholique de Paris, where he obtained a master's degree in theology in 2005. Upon returning to Vietnam, he was appointed head of seminarian formation for the diocese and professor at the major seminary of Nha Trang. He was also appointed as an expert during the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops held in October 2008.[1][2][3]

Episcopate[edit]

On February 21, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Ban Mê Thuột. He received episcopal consecration on May 12, 2009, from archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể. Within the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference, he served as chairman of the committee for sacred music for three consecutive terms from 2010 to 2019.[4] In 2019, he was elected chairman of the Biblical Commission and re-elected for a second term for 2022–2025.[5][6] During his ministry in Ban Mê Thuột, he encouraged local clergy to communicate in the ethnic languages of the local populations and introduced seminary courses in three local ethnic languages: Ede (Ê Đê), Mnong (M'Nông), and Stieng (S’tiêng). Over the years, he witnessed an increase in the number of faithful, largely due to conversions, and a growth in vocations among the youth, increasing the number of new priests, religious men, and women. He contributed to the construction of 101 new churches in the region.[7] On March 19, 2022, Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Hai Phong.[8] He took possession of the diocese on March 31, 2022.[9]

Episcopal succession[edit]

The episcopal succession is:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NOMINA DEL VESCOVO DI BAN MÊ THUÔT (VIÊT NAM)". press.vatican.va. February 21, 2009. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ a b "Cuộc Diện Kiến Ðức Tân Giám Mục Vinhsơn Nguyễn Văn Bản của Phái Ðoàn Giáo Phận Ban Mê Thuột". vntaiwan.catholic.org.tw (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Phiên họp đầu tiên của Thượng HĐGM thế giới kỳ thứ 12". danchuausa.net (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ "Nhìn lại chặng đường hình thành và phát triển của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam qua 13 kỳ đại hội". btgcp.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Biên bản Đại hội XIV Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam". www.hdgmvietnam.com (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Biên bản Đại hội lần thứ XV của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam". hdgmvietnam.com (in Vietnamese). 2022-10-07. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "NGƯỜI MỤC TỬ TRÊN MIỀN CAO NGUYÊN TRUNG PHẦN". www.cgvdt.vn (in Vietnamese). 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "Nomina del Vescovo di Hai Phòng (Viêt Nam)". press.vatican.va. March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Thông báo những sự kiện quan trọng của Giáo phận sắp tới". gphaiphong.org (in Vietnamese). 2022-03-21. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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