Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản

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

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản
Bishop of Hải Phòng
Native name
Vinh Sơn Nguyễn Văn Bản
ProvinceHà Nội
SeeHải Phòng
AppointedMarch 19, 2022
InstalledMarch 31, 2022
PredecessorJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Other post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuột (2022 – )
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 15, 1993
by Paul Huỳnh Đông Các
ConsecrationMay 12, 2009
by Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể
Personal details
Born (1956-11-25) November 25, 1956 (age 68)
Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên, Republic of Việt Nam
NationalityVietnamese
DenominationCatholic Church
Alma materInstitut Catholique de Paris
MottoSpiritu ambulate
(Walk in the Spirit)
(Hãy bước theo Thần Khí)
Coat of armsVincent Nguyễn Văn Bản's coat of arms

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản (born November 25, 1956) is a Vietnamese Catholic bishop, serving as the Bishop of Hải Phòng since March 19, 2022.

Biography

Early life and education

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was born on November 25, 1956, in Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province, the seventh of nine children in a devout Catholic family originally from Hai Duong Province who fled south at the end of the First Indochina War. In 1968, he began his religious studies at the minor seminary of Làng Sông in Quy Nhơn. In 1975, he entered the major seminary of the Diocesan Training Center of the Diocese of Quy Nhơn, where he studied philosophy and theology until 1988. After completing his studies, he provided pastoral service at his home parish in Tuy Hoa.[1][2]

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on September 16, 1993, by bishop Paul Huỳnh Đông Các and was incardinated in the Diocese of Quy Nhơn. After his ordination, he served as vicar of Tuy Hoa parish until 1996, when he was sent to France to study at the Institut Catholique de Paris, where he obtained a master's degree in theology in 2005. Upon returning to Vietnam, he was appointed head of seminarian formation for the diocese and professor at the major seminary of Nha Trang. He was also appointed an expert during the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops held in October 2008.[1][2][3]

Episcopate

Bishop Bản as Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột in 2009.

On February 21, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Ban Mê Thuột. He received episcopal consecration on May 12, 2009, from archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể. Within the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference, he served as chairman of the committee for sacred music for three consecutive terms from 2010 to 2019.[4] In 2019, he was elected chairman of the Biblical Commission and re-elected for a second term for 2022–2025.[5][6] During his ministry in Ban Mê Thuột, he encouraged local clergy to communicate in the ethnic languages of the local populations and introduced seminary courses in three local ethnic languages: Ede (Ê Đê), Mnong (M'Nông), and Stieng (S’tiêng). Over the years, he witnessed an increase in the number of faithful, largely due to conversions, and a growth in vocations among the youth, increasing the number of new priests, religious men, and women. He contributed to the construction of 101 new churches in the region.[7] On March 19, 2022, Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Hai Phong.[8] He took possession of the diocese on March 31, 2022.[9]

Episcopal succession

The episcopal succession is:

References

  1. ^ a b "NOMINA DEL VESCOVO DI BAN MÊ THUÔT (VIÊT NAM)". press.vatican.va. February 21, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cuộc Diện Kiến Ðức Tân Giám Mục Vinhsơn Nguyễn Văn Bản của Phái Ðoàn Giáo Phận Ban Mê Thuột". vntaiwan.catholic.org.tw (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Phiên họp đầu tiên của Thượng HĐGM thế giới kỳ thứ 12". danchuausa.net (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nhìn lại chặng đường hình thành và phát triển của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam qua 13 kỳ đại hội". btgcp.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Biên bản Đại hội XIV Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam". www.hdgmvietnam.com (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Biên bản Đại hội lần thứ XV của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam". hdgmvietnam.com (in Vietnamese). October 7, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "NGƯỜI MỤC TỬ TRÊN MIỀN CAO NGUYÊN TRUNG PHẦN". www.cgvdt.vn (in Vietnamese). March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Nomina del Vescovo di Hai Phòng (Viêt Nam)". press.vatican.va. March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Thông báo những sự kiện quan trọng của Giáo phận sắp tới". gphaiphong.org (in Vietnamese). March 21, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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