Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng

Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (born June 30, 1940) is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Archbishop of Huế from 2012 to 2016 and the Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.

Biography Lê Văn Hồng was born on June 30, 1940, in Quang Tri, Vietnam. After finishing his studies at Pontifical College of St. Pius X of Đà Lạt, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Huế on December 21, 1969. He was a professor at Hoan Thien minor seminary and served as a parish priest until he was sent to France for his further studies in 1999. He returned to Vietnam in 2002 and was in charge of pastoral activities for Phú Hậu Parish.

On February 19, 2005, he was named auxiliary bishop of Huế and was consecrated by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể, Archbishop of Huế, on April 7 the same year.

He was appointed Archbishop of Huế on August 18, 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Thể after the latter's resignation due to the age limit.

On October 29, 2016, Pope Francis named Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh as his successor.