Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu
Bishop of Thái Bình
Official portrait of Bishop Dominic, 2022
Native name	Đa Minh Đặng Văn Cầu
Province	Hà Nội
See	Thái Bình
Appointed	29 October 2022
Installed	31 December 2022
Predecessor	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ SDB
Previous post(s)	Rector of the Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Thái Bình (2017-2022)
Orders
Ordination	9 March 1996 by François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang
Consecration	31 December 2022 by Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ SDB, Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước, and Joseph Trần Văn Toản
Personal details
Born	(1962-07-17) 17 July 1962 (age 62) Thái Bình, Việt Nam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Alma mater	Institut Catholique de Paris
Motto	Ecce venio (Behold I come) (Này con xin đến)
Coat of arms

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Đặng. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Cầu.

Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu (Vietnamese: Đa Minh Đặng Văn Cầu) is a Vietnamese prelate. He was appointed Bishop of Thái Bình on 29 of October 2022. Cầu was set to be appointed bishop with Joseph Bùi Công Trác on the same day, but Trác was appointed later on 1 November due to Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng being on a retreat.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1996 and previously served as Rector of the Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Thái Bình since 2017.[2] He was ordained bishop on 31 December 2022 in front of the Diocesan Pastoral Center (adjacent to the cathedral) and consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng. His co-consecrators were Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước, Bishop of Phú Cường and Joseph Trần Văn Toản, Bishop of Long Xuyên.[3]

References

1. "ĐGM Giuse Bùi Công Trác - Được đào tạo linh mục là một ân phúc". YouTube. Hội Đồng Giám Mục Việt Nam. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2. "Rinunce e nomine, 29.10.2022". The Holy See. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
3. Minh Hải. "Thánh lễ tấn phong Giám mục giáo phận Thái Bình". Công Giáo và Dân Tộc. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Dominic Ðặng Văn Cầu