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Duc hong y nguyen van thuan.
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April 17, 1928, parish of Phu Cam, Huê, Viêt Nam. Nephew of Ngo Dinh Diem, president of the former Republic of South Viêt Nam (1); and of Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thuc, archbishop of Hue. Numerous members of his family suffered martyrdom because of their faith.
His name is also listed as Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Phanxicô Xaviê, in Vietnamese.
Education. When he was very young, he entered the Minor Seminary of An Ninh, Huê; later, he studied at the Major Seminary of Phu Xuan, Huê (philosophy and theology); after his ordination, he went to Rome [in 1956 to study] and obtained a doctorate in canon law in 1959.
Priesthood.
Ordained, June 11, 1953, Huê.
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Pastoral work, 1953-1955. Further studies, Rome, 1955-1959. In the archdiocese of Huê, successively, 1959-1967, charged with the formation of priests; faculty member and rector of its seminary.
Episcopate.
Elected