Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn


Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội
Native name
Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
ProvinceHà Nội
SeeHà Nội
Appointed22 April 2010 (as Coadjutor)
Installed13 May 2010
Term ended17 November 2018
PredecessorJoseph Ngô Quang Kiệt
SuccessorJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of San Tommaso Apostolo (2015-)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1967
by Simon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền
Consecration3 December 1991
by Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm PSS
Created cardinal14 February 2015
by Pope Francis
Personal details
Born (1938-04-01) 1 April 1938
NationalityVietnamese
MottoIllum oportet crescere
(He must increase), John 3:30
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained bySimon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền
Date21 December 1967
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorBarthélémy Nguyên Sơn Lâm PSS
Co-consecratorsPaul Nguyễn Văn Hòa
Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi
Date3 December 1991
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn as principal consecrator
Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt SJ2 October 2008
Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi4 February 2010
Styles of
Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (Vietnamese: Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Nhơn; born 1 April 1938) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hanoi from May 2010 to November 2018. A cardinal since February 2015, he was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Lạt from 1994 to 2010, and the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam from 2007 to 2013.