Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn [SEP] position held
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
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.
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
Bình (1966 - 1980)
- Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1980 - 1990)
- Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (1990 - 1995)
- Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tụng (1995 - 2001)
- Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa (2001 - 2007)
- Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (2007 - 2013)
- Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (2013 - 2016)
- Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (since 2016)
See also.
- Roman Catholicism in Vietnam
- Christianity in