Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (11 November 1944 – 6 March 2018) was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 2014 to 2018 and the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam from 2013 to 2016.[2]
Paul Bùi Văn Đọc | |
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| Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City (2014-2018) | |
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| See | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Installed | 22 March 2014 |
| Term ended | 6 March 2018 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Successor | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| Other post(s) | President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1970 |
| Consecration | 20 May 1999 by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1944 |
| Died | 6 March 2018 (aged 73)[1] Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Motto | Ad Deum lætitiæ meæ |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography edit
Paul Bùi was born on 11 November 1944 in Da Lat, Vietnam. In 1956, he started to study at a seminary in Sai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City). He then continued his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, from 1964 to 1970. He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1970 in Da Lat and served as the Rector of Minh Hoa Major Seminary from 1975 until he became Vicar General of Da Lat diocese in 1995.
On 26 March 1999, he was appointed Bishop of My Tho by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City on 20 May the same year.
He was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City on 28 September 2013 by Pope Francis. On 22 March 2014, he succeeded Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, upon the latter's resignation due to age limit. However, he was suffering from a stroke for a very long time before his death.
He died on 6 March 2018 in Rome, while participating in the ad limina visit of the conference of Vietnamese bishops. He was suspected of suffering a heart attack during a mass at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and was rushed to the San Camillo hospital where he died.[1]
Other documents edit
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Families of Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc in reunion on 22 January 2018 -
Extract of death certificate issued by Common of Rome's Civil Office on 9 March 2018
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Đức Giám Mục Phaolô Bùi Văn Đọc, Tổng Giám Mục Giáo Phận Sàigòn, đã qua đời tại Vatican".
- ^ "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
