Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt

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

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt
Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội
Native name	Giuse Ngô Quang Kiệt
Church	Catholic
Province	Hà Nội
See	Hà Nội
Appointed	19 February 2005
Installed	19 March 2005
Term ended	13 May 2010
Predecessor	Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Successor	Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Administrator of Bắc Ninh (2006–2008) Apostolic Administrator of Lang Són and Cao Bang (2005–2007) Apostolic Administrator of Thanh Hóa (2003–2004) Apostolic Administrator of Hà Nôi (2003–2005) Bishop of Lang Són and Cao Bang (1999–2003)
Orders
Ordination	31 May 1991 by Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
Consecration	29 June 1999 by Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-04) 4 September 1952 (age 72) Lạng Sơn, French Indochina
Nationality	Vietnamese
Residence	Châu Sơn Cistercian Monastery, Ninh Bình
Alma mater	Institut Catholique de Paris
Motto	Misereor super turbam (I have compassion for these people) (Chạnh lòng thương)

Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt (born 4 September 1952 in Lạng Sơn Province, Vietnam) is the Archbishop Emeritus of Hanoi where he served as archbishop from 2005 to 2010.[1] In 1993, he studied at the Institut Catholique de Paris, France. Before becoming archbishop, he served as apostolic administrator of Hanoi.

Resignation

On 22 April 2010, 72-year-old Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Bishop of Đà Lạt, was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Hà Nội by Pope Benedict XVI.[2] Pope Benedict XVI accepted 57-year-old Archbishop Kiệt's resignation on 13 May 2010 and Archbishop Nhơn succeeded as Archbishop of Hà Nội.[3][4] There was well-documented evidence of tension between the Church and the government over the old apostolic delegation[a] building dispute in 2008. The prime minister had promised to return the building, but after some protests in his Archdiocese at Thái Hà church and the delegate building, which ended in violence due to inference by "pro-government gangs," the building is still not returned and the government blamed the Archbishop as the culprit for the incident.[5] The rumor goes that also in that year, the mayor of Hà Nội had asked for Kiệt to be removed as archbishop. However, Kiệt denied these rumors publicly and that there was "no pressure from any side" but that he reportedly admitted to suffering from stress and insomnia.[6][7]

References

1. "Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt". catholic-hierarchy.org. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. Press Office of the Holy See Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. RINUNCIA E SUCCESSIONE DELL’ARCIVESCOVO DI HÀ NÔI (VIETNAM) Archived 17 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
4. Archdiocese of Baltimore: "Pope accepts resignation of 57-year-old Hanoi archbishop" The Catholic Review 13 May 2010
5. "Vietnamese prime minister's remarks a 'slap in the face' to Archbishop of Hanoi". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
6. "Mayor of Hanoi calls for removal of Archbishop Kiet". Asia News. 17 October 2008.
7. Wooden, Cindy. "57-year-old Hanoi archbishop resigns". National Catholic Reporter. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

Notes

1. This is wrongly called the "papal nunciature" by many sources.

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