Joseph Vũ Duy Thống | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Phan Thiết | |
| See | Phan Thiet |
| Appointed | July 25, 2009 |
| Installed | September 3, 2009 |
| Predecessor | Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Ho Chi Minh City (2001–2009) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 26, 1985 |
| Consecration | August 17, 2001 by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1952 |
| Died | March 1, 2017 (aged 64) Ho Chi Minh City |
| Buried | Cathedral of Phan Thiết |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | "Caritas Christi urget nos" (English: The love of Christ compels us) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Joseph Vũ Duy Thống (July 2, 1952 – March 1, 2017) was a Vietnamese prelate, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet from July 2009 to his death and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Cultural Affairs.[1] He was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City from 2001 to 2009.
Biography
Joseph Thống was born on July 2, 1952, in Thái Bình, North Vietnam. After moving to South Vietnam, he studied philosophy and theology at seminaries in Long Xuyen diocese and Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) archdiocese. He was ordained a priest on October 26, 1985, for the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He then furthered his studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris and obtained a master's degree in theology in 1998. Later, he became professor at the St. Joseph Major Seminary of Ho Chi Minh City.
On July 4, 2001, he was appointed the Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.[2] On August 17, 2001, he was ordained a bishop by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn at the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.
On July 25, 2009, he was named Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet, and was installed on September 3, 2009.
On March 1, 2017, Thống died after a few days in a coma.[3]
References
- ↑ "Committee on Culture | Committees | Church in Vietnam | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam | CBCVietNam.org". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ↑ http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory_print.asp?number=17240
- ↑ "Décès, à quelques jours d’intervalle, de deux évêques du Centre-Vietnam, appartenant à deux générations différentes", from Églises d'Asie