Bishop Laurent Chu Văn Minh †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Dec 1943		Born
10 Jun 1994	50.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
15 Oct 2008	64.8	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
15 Oct 2008	64.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia
5 Dec 2008	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia
26 Jan 2019	75.0	Retired	Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
4 Aug 2025	81.6	Died	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

MicroData Summary
Laurent Chu Văn Minh
Bishop Laurent Chu Văn Minh
(born 27 Dec 1943, died 4 Aug 2025)
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội

Ad Limina - June 2009: Bishop
Ad Limina - March 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Nam Ðinh
Ordained Bishop Open Air, Nam Ðinh
Death Place Bishop's Residence, Hà Nội, Archdiocese of Hà Nội

a priest for 31.1 years
a bishop for 16.6 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng †
Archbishop of Hà Nội
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt
Archbishop of Hà Nội
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †
Titular Bishop of Igilgili
Archbishop Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể †
Archbishop of Huế

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt (1999)
Archbishop of Hà Nội
Bishop Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần † (1975)
Bishop of Long Xuyên
Bishop Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ † (1961)
Bishop of Long Xuyên
Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục † (1938)
Archbishop of Huế
Archbishop Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † (1929)
Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
Bishop François Daoud (David) † (1910)
Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (1892)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (1874)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Joseph VI Audu † (1825)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Augustin Hindi † (1804)
Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Bishop Isaie Jesu-Yab-Jean Guriel † (1795)
Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Youhanan VIII Hormez †
Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất (2010)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Nam Ðinh
Ordained Bishop	Open Air, Nam Ðinh
Death Place	Bishop's Residence, Hà Nội, Archdiocese of Hà Nội

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q971069

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 15 Oct 2008
ob/c2+: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 196, Number 15,992
r: Bollettino, 26 Jan 2019
d: CB, 4 Aug 2025

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