Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt
Native Name:Giuse Ngô Quang Kiệt
Native Name Lang:vi
Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội
Church:Catholic
Province:Hà Nội
See:Hà Nội
Appointed:19 February 2005
Enthroned:19 March 2005
Term End:13 May 2010
Predecessor:Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Successor:Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
Ordination:31 May 1991
Ordained By:Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
Consecration:29 June 1999
Consecrated By:Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
Rank:Archbishop
Birth Date:1952 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Lạng Sơn, French Indochina
Nationality:Vietnamese
Residence:Châu Sơn Cistercian Monastery, Ninh Bình
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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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt . catholic-hierarchy.org . catholic-hierarchy.org . 9 April 2021.
  2. http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/25441.php?index=25441&lang=en Press Office of the Holy See
  3. http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/25563.php?index=25563&lang=en RINUNCIA E SUCCESSIONE DELL’ARCIVESCOVO DI HÀ NÔI (VIETNAM)
  4. https://archive.today/20120802063012/http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyworldnew-new.aspx?action=8141 Archdiocese of Baltimore: "Pope accepts resignation of 57-year-old Hanoi archbishop"
  5. Web site: Vietnamese prime minister’s remarks a ‘slap in the face’ to Archbishop of Hanoi . Catholic News Agency . 2 July 2024.
  6. News: Mayor of Hanoi calls for removal of Archbishop Kiet . 17 October 2008 . Asia News .
  7. Web site: Wooden . Cindy . 57-year-old Hanoi archbishop resigns . National Catholic Reporter . CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE . 2 July 2024.