Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân
Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân | |
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| Archbishop of Huế | |
 Ngân in 2017 | |
| Native name | Giuse Ðặng Ðức Ngân |
| Province | Huế |
| See | Huế |
| Appointed | 21 September 2023 (as Coadjutor) |
| Installed | 24 May 2025 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
| Other post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Đà Nẵng (2023 - ) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 December 1987 by Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn |
| Consecration | 3 December 2007 by Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên, and Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1957 |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
| Motto | Ad gentes (To the nations) (Đến với muôn dân) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (Vietnamese: Giuse Đặng Đức Ngân) is a Vietnamese prelate since 2007. He was a priest of the Archdiocese of Hà Nội from 1987 and vicar general from 2005 until he was appointed Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng in 2007. In 2016, Pope Francis appointed him as Bishop of Đà Nẵng. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế and succeeded in 2025 after the resignation of his predecessor, Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh.
Priesthood
He was ordained in 1987 for the Archdiocese of Hà Nội by Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn.[1] After learning in Rome at the Pontifical Urban University, he became the secretary to both Cardinals Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn and later Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng.[2] He was appointed vicar general of the archdiocese by Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt in 2005.
Episcopal career
Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng
On 12 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng and was consecrated bishop by Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt on 3 December of that same year at Saint Dominic Cathedral in Lạng Sơn.[3]
Bishop of Đà Nẵng
On 12 March 2016, he was appointed Bishop of Đà Nẵng with Bishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri becoming Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng by Pope Francis. This is the first time this has happened in the history of the Catholic Church in Việt Nam.[4]
Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế
On 21 September 2023, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế having the right to succeed Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh and to aid Linh in his ministry.[1][5]
Archbishop of Huế
On 24 May 2025, Ngân became the sixth Archbishop of Huế after Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh. He also received the pallium at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome by Pope Leo XIV in a ceremony started by Pope John Paul II that has not been seen in a decade.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Đào, Vũ. "TÂN TỔNG GIÁM MỤC PHÓ TỔNG GIÁO PHẬN HUẾ". HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Tiểu sử Đức Cha Giuse Đặng Đức Ngân - Giám mục Lạng Sơn Cao Bằng". GIÁO PHẬN LẠNG SƠN - CAO BẰNG. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Archbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Lê, Vinh. "PHỎNG VẤN Đức Cha Giuse Đặng Đức Ngân, Tân Giám mục Giáo phận Đà Nẵng". VietCatholic News. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Nguyễn, Archbishop Linh. "THƯ NGỎ GỬI CỘNG ĐOÀN DÂN CHÚA TỔNG GIÁO PHẬN HUẾ". HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Godoy, Luke. "Shepherds of a Diverse Church: Meet the 7 New Archbishops from Asia". Radio Veritas Asia. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Glatz, Carol. "Pope Leo XIV calls new archbishops to model 'unity in diversity' for a divided world". America Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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