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Pierre Nguyễn Soạn

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His Excellency

Pierre Nguyễn Soạn
Bishop Emeritus of Qui Nhơn
MetropolisHuế
DioceseQui Nhơn
Appointed3 June 1999
Term ended30 June 2012
PredecessorPaul Huỳnh Ðông Các
SuccessorMatthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi
Orders
Ordination21 December 1968
Consecration12 August 1999
by Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể
Personal details
Born(1936-12-15)15 December 1936
Died8 July 2024(2024-07-08) (aged 87)
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
MottoScis 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

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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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The episcopal lineage:

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Emeritus Bishop Emeritus Soan Pierre Nguyen | Bishop Emeritus of Quy Nhon Diocese Bishop Emeritus Soan Pierre Nguyen". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Most Rev Peter Nguyen Soan". tinhthan.tripod.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Tan Giam Muc". vntaiwan.catholic.org.tw. 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 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. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2024-07/quo-153/lutto-nell-episcopato.html
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Qui Nhơn
1999–2012
Succeeded by