His Eminence

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hanoi
ArchdioceseHanoi
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)
Orders
Ordination8 December 1949
Consecration2 June 1963
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
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
MottoCaritas gaudiam pax
(Love, joy, peace)
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

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 - 18 May 1990[1][2]) was a Vietnamese cardinal[3] 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.[4][5]

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

  1. "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)
  2. "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.
  3. Thanh Niên News, (Vietnamese language) Việt Nam đã có 6 vị được phong Hồng y, 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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