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In the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop (sometimes also styled as major archeparch) is a title for the chief hierarch ("Father and Head") [1] ...
This is a directory of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops across various Christian denominations. To find an individual who was a bishop, see the most relevant article linked below or Category:Bishops.
The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam comprises solely a Latin rite hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, comprising three metropolitan archdioceses and 24 suffragan dioceses. There are no Eastern Catholic, (missionary) pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
The four major archiepiscopal churches in the Catholic Church are: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) (Byzantine Rite) - Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (Many in this Church claim patriarchal dignity for it, but the Holy See recognizes it only as a major archepiscopal Church.) [1]
Bishop Coat of Arms Period in office Status Reference 1 Bishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ November 24, 1960 – June 07, 1987 Died in office [8] 2 Bishop Joseph-Marie Ðinh Bỉnh June 07, 1987 – March 14, 1989 3 Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang: December 03, 1990 – July 25, 2009 Resigned: 4 Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B.
Joseph Nguyễn Năng was born on 24 November 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province. [1] In 1954, he and his entire family moved to the South. [2] He studied at the minor seminary of Saigon from 1962 to 1970 and at the major seminary of Saint Pius X in Dalat from 1975 to 1978.
Initially created in 1960s for South Vietnam, and officially re-founded in 1980 after the reunification of Vietnam, the CBCV is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops) in Vietnam. The current president of CBCV is Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.
Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (6 March 1992 - 22 November 2005), appointed Bishop of Bà Rịa; Thomas Vũ Đình Hiệu (25 July 2009 - 24 December 2012), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu and later succeeded; Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (28 February 2013 - 4 June 2015), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and subsequently succeeded here