John Baptist Nguyen Quang Tuyen

John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến (born 26 May 1969) is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who serves as an auxiliary bishop of Hồ Chí Minh City. He was ordained as a priest in 2003 and served as the dean of the Chí Hòa deanery of the archdiocese from 2022 to 2026.

Biography Early life Nguyễn Quang Tuyến was born on 26 May 1969 in the city of Sài Gòn in what was then the Republic of Việt Nam. His parents had 7 children, with 3 boys and 4 girls. Tuyến's oldest brother is also a priest, Anthony Nguyễn Anh Dũng, who served as chaplain to the foyer of charity of Cao Thái Parish. His sisters, Monica Nguyễn Thị Anh Thư and Cecilia Nguyễn Thị Bạch Mai, are religious sisters of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. During his childhood, he participated in the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement and eventually became a youth leader during his teenage years.

Between 1992 and 1997, he assisted the pastor at Phú Bình Parish in liturgical rites and headed the altar servers. He also led their youth choir. He was ordained a deacon by Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn in 2003.

Priesthood On 28 June 2003, Tuyến was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hồ Chí Minh City by Mẫn at the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Sài Gòn. From August 2003 to August 2005, Tuyến was assigned as a parochial vicar for the Tân Chí Linh Parish in the Chí Hòa deanery of the archdiocese. In August 2007, he was reassigned to the Fatima Bình Triệu Parish in the Thủ Đức deanery. From August 2007 to August 2010, he assisted at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center. he became the spiritual director of the Emmanuel Community in Vietnam and assigned as the pastor of the Nam Thái Parish. In 2021, he was given the additional responsibility of spiritual director of the Cursillo Movement in the archdiocese. He became the head of the Office of the Ministry for Marriage and Family in 2022, after serving in the ministry since his return to Vietnam and working with the previous head, Bishop Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn. by Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, and Aloysius Nguyễn Hùng Vị.