About Pierre Nguyên Van Tot
Born 1949. Pierre Nguyên Van Tot is a Vietnamese catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (born 15 April 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church and a former diplomat of the Holy See; most recently as apostolic nuncio to Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2020.
Biography Nguyễn Văn Tốt was born on 15 April 1949 in Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province, Vietnam. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Phú Cường on 24 March 1974.
On 25 November 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him the titular archbishop of Rusticiana and apostolic nuncio to Benin and Togo. He received his episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul on 6 January 2003.
On 24 August 2005, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Chad and the Central African Republic. Pope Benedict appointed him Nuncio to Costa Rica on 13 May 2008.
On 22 March 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka. Pope Francis accepted Nguyen's resignation on 2 January 2020.
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Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was born on 15 April 1949 in Thủ Dầu Một.
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