Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn

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Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 – 18 May 1990) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death. He became a cardinal in 1979, ordained by Pope John Paul II.[1][2][3][4][5]

His Eminence

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội
Native name
Giuse Maria Trịnh Văn Căn
ProvinceHà Nội
SeeHà Nội
Appointed5 February 1963 (as Coadjutor)
Installed27 November 1978
Term ended18 May 1990
PredecessorJoseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
SuccessorPaul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990)
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
Orders
Ordination3 December 1949
by François Chaize MEP
Consecration2 June 1963
by Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Created cardinal30 June 1979
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1921-03-19)March 19, 1921
But Dong village, French Indochina (present-day Hà Nam Province, Vietnam)
DiedMay 18, 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 69)
Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
MottoCaritas gaudiam pax longanimitas
(Love, joy, peace, hope)
Coat of armsJoseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn's coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeHanoi

He was born in Ha Nam. In 1949, he was ordained a priest. At 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi. He became Archbishop of Hanoi in 1978, after the death of Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê. He died on May 18, 1990, after a heart attack.[6] Successor by Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng.

References

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  1. ^ Thanh Niên News, (Vietnamese language) Việt Nam đã có 6 vị được phong Hồng y, 15/02/2019.
  2. ^ "Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh van-Can". Catholic-Hierarchy. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Đức Hồng y Phaolô Giuse PHẠM ĐÌNH TỤNG". Hội đồng giám mục Việt Nam. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved February 15, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) (Vietnamese language) Retrieved 15/02/2019.
  4. ^ A history of the Vietnamese Catholic Church Retrieved 15/02/2019.
  5. ^ NEW CARDINAL´S WITNESS OF LOVE, FORGIVENESS APPRECIATED BY VIETNAMESE Retrieved 15/02/2019.
  6. ^ FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS VATICAN PRELATE DURING ITALY TRIP Retrieved 15/02/2019.
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