About Joseph Vu Van Thien
Born 1960. Joseph Vu Van Thien is a Vietnamese catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (born 26 October 1960) is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate serving as Archbishop of Hà Nôi since 2018. He previously served as Bishop of Hải Phòng from 2002 to 2018.
Biography Vũ Văn Thiên was born in Ke Sat in Hải Dương Province on 26 October 1960. and he received his episcopal consecration on 2 January 2003 from Cardinal Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Archbishop of Hanoi.
On 17 November 2018, Pope Francis named him to succeed Cardinal Pierre Nguyên Văn Nhon as Archbishop of Hà Nội.
Within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam he heads the Committee on Youth.
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Vietnamese archbishop
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Joseph Vu Van Thien was born on 26 October 1960 in Hải Dương.
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Joseph Vu Van Thien is a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Joseph Vu Van Thien is Vietnamese.
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