Joseph Vũ Duy Thống

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 posts	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 Thái Bình
Nationality	Vietnamese
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Motto	"Caritas Christi nos urget" (English: The Love of Christ Urges Us On)

Joseph Vũ Duy Thống is a Vietnamese prelate. He is currently Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet since July, 2009 and the Head of the Episcopal Committee on Cultural Affairs.^[1] He was formerly 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, Viet Nam. After moving to South Vietnam, he studied philosophy and theology at seminaries in Long Xuyen diocese and Sai Gon (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.

References

1. http://cbcvietnam.org/Committees/committee-on-culture.html
2. http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory_print.asp?number=17240

External links

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvuduy.html
• http://cbcvietnam.org/Dioceses/phan-thiet-diocese.html

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