Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước
| Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Phú Cường | |
| See | Diocese of Phú Cường |
| Installed | 30 June 2012 |
| Predecessor | Pierre Trần Đình Tứ |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other posts | Head of Episcopal Committee on Social Communications |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
4 April 1991 by Louis Hà Kim Danh |
| Consecration |
29 April 2011 by Peter Trần Đình Tứ |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 September 1958 Bình Dương |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence |
444 Cách Mạng Tháng Tám, |
| Previous post |
Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường (2011-2012) |
| Motto | Illum Oportet Crescere (Vietnamese: Ngài Phải Lớn Lên, English: He Must Increase) |
Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước is a Vietnamese prelate. He is the current Bishop of Phú Cường and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Social Communications.[1]
Biography
Joseph Tước was born on September 22, 1958 in Bình Dương, Vietnam. From 1971 to 1978, he studied philosophy and theology at local seminaries. On April 4, 1991, he was ordained a priest by Monsignor Louis Hà Kim Danh, the second Bishop of Phú Cường. In 1999, he was sent to France to continue his studies at the Institut Catholique de Paris until 2006. After returning to Vietnam, he worked at the Phú Cường diocese's Pastoral Center.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường on March 14, 2011. Joseph Tước was consecrated a bishop by Monsignor Pierre Trần Đình Tứ, the third Bishop of Phú Cường, on April 29 that year.
He succeeded Pierre Trần Đình Tứ, who was retiring, to be the fourth Bishop of Phú Cường on June 30, 2012.
References
- ↑ "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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Notes
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pierre Trần Đình Tứ |
Bishop of Phú Cường 2012–now |
Succeeded by incumbent |