Bishop Antoine Nguyên Van Thien

Bishop Emeritus of Vinh Long

Titular Bishop of Hispellum

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Mar 1906		Born	Cai Côn
20 Feb 1932	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
24 Nov 1960	54.7	Appointed	Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam
22 Jan 1961	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam
12 Jul 1968	62.3	Resigned	Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam
12 Jul 1968	62.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Hispellum

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Vinh Long.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †
Bishop Thaddée Le Huu Tu, O. Cist. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antoine Nguyên Van Thien (1961)
Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc † (1938)
Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (1929)
Bishop François David (Daoud) † (1910)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jacques Nguyên Ngoc Quang †
Bishop Jacques Nguyên Van Mâu

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