Trịnh Văn Căn

His Eminence
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hanoi
Archdiocese Hanoi
Installed 27 November 1978
Term ended 18 May 1990
Predecessor Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Successor Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990)
Orders
Ordination 8 December 1949
Consecration 2 June 1963
Created Cardinal 30 June 1979
by John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1921-03-19)March 19, 1921
But Dong village, Hà Nam Province, Vietnam
Died May 18, 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 69)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Nationality Vietnamese
Previous post Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
Motto Caritas gaudiam pax
(Love, joy, peace)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Hanoi

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 - 18 May 1990 [1]) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death. He became a cardinal in 1979.

He was born in Ha Nam. In 1949, he became father. At 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi. He became Archishop of Ha Noi in 1978, after the death of Cardinal Trinh Nhu Khue. He dead in May 18th, 1990 after a heart attack.

References

  1. "Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh van-Can". Catholic-Hierarchy. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015.

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