Pierre Nguyễn Soạn Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Pierre Nguyễn Soạn
Bishop Emeritus of Qui Nhơn
Metropolis:Huế
Diocese:Qui Nhơn
Appointed:3 June 1999
Term End:30 June 2012
Predecessor:Paul Huỳnh Ðông Các
Successor:Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi
Ordination:21 December 1968
Consecration:12 August 1999
Consecrated By:Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể
Birth Date:1936 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Goi Thi, Annam, French Indochina
Death Place:Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Motto:Scis quia amo Te

Pierre Nguyễn Soạn (15 December 1936 – 8 July 2024) was a Vietnamese Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Quy Nhơn from 1999 to 2012. He held the title of Bishop Emeritus of Quy Nhơn from 2012 until his death.

Biography

Pierre Nguyễn Soạn was born on 15 December 1936, in Phước Sơn, a commune in Tuy Phước District, Binh Dinh Province. He studied philosophy and theology at the Làng Sông Minor Seminary in Quy Nhơn, the minor seminary in Nha Trang, and finally at the Pontifical Academy of Saint Pius X in Da Lat. He also attended the University of Saigon, where he obtained a degree in English literature in 1971.

He was ordained a priest on 21 December 1968, and he served in various capacities within the Diocese of Quy Nhơn. After his priestly ordination, he went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Urban University, where he earned a doctorate in canon law in 1974. Upon his return to Vietnam, he served as parish priest and seminary director during the Vietnam War and its aftermath. In 1989, he was appointed vicar general and cathedral parish priest.[1] [2] [3]

On 3 June 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Quy Nhơn, and he was consecrated bishop on 12 August of the same year by Archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể.

He served as Secretary General of the Vietnam Bishops' Conference from 2001 to 2007.[4] He participated in the X Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2001 and was elected a member of the post-synodal electoral committee.

Pierre Nguyễn retired on 30 June 2012, upon reaching the age limit.[5] He died in Quy Nhon on 8 July 2024, at the age of 87.[6]

Episcopal lineage

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References

  1. Web site: Bishop Emeritus Bishop Emeritus Soan Pierre Nguyen Bishop Emeritus of Quy Nhon Diocese Bishop Emeritus Soan Pierre Nguyen . 2024-04-02 . www.ucanews.com.
  2. Web site: Most Rev Peter Nguyen Soan . 2024-04-02 . tinhthan.tripod.com.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-06 . Tan Giam Muc . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190206094914/http://vntaiwan.catholic.org.tw/ghvienam/gmsoan.htm . 2019-02-06 . 2024-04-02 . vntaiwan.catholic.org.tw.
  4. Web site: 2019-02-25 . Nhìn lại chặng đường hình thành và phát triển của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam qua 13 kỳ đại hội . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225132345/http://btgcp.gov.vn/Plus.aspx/vi/News/38/0/262/0/10424/Nhin_lai_chang_duong_hinh_thanh_va_phat_trien_cua_Hoi_dong_Giam_muc_Viet_Nam_qua_13_ky_dai_hoi . 2019-02-25 . 2024-04-02 . btgcp.gov.vn.
  5. Web site: RINUNCE E NOMINE . 2024-04-02 . press.vatican.va.
  6. https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2024-07/quo-153/lutto-nell-episcopato.html

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