Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu

Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu (born 20 August 1944, in Nam Dinh) is a Vietnamese Catholic bishop, serving as bishop emeritus of Long Xuyên since 23 February 2019.

The Most Reverend

Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu
Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên
Native name
Giuse Trần Xuân Tiếu
ChurchCatholic
ProvinceSài Gòn
SeeLong Xuyên
Appointed3 June 2003 (as Coadjutor)
Installed2 October 2003
Term ended23 February 2019
PredecessorJean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
SuccessorJoseph Trần Văn Toản
Orders
Ordination10 August 1974
by Pope John Paul II
Consecration29 June 1999
by Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần
Personal details
Born (1944-08-20) August 20, 1944
Nam Định, French Indochina
NationalityVietnamese
DenominationCatholic
MottoUt sint unum
(That they may be one)
(Để tất cả nên một)
Coat of arms

Biography

Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu was born on 20 August 1944 in the Lộc Hòa district (then called Phú Ốc) of the city of Nam Dinh. In 1954, he fled to the south with his family. In 1957, at the age of twelve, he entered the Pius XII Minor Seminary and continued his studies at the St. Joseph Seminary in Saigon. In 1965, after completing the seminary, he was sent to Rome to complete his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urban University.[1]

After returning home, he was ordained a priest on 10 August 1974. After his ordination, he served as secretary to Bishop Nguyễn Khắc Ngư until 1995, when he was appointed pastor of the Long Xuyên Cathedral, professor of moral theology at the Thánh Quý Major Seminary in Cần Thơ, and vicar general of the diocese.[1]

Episcopal Ministry

On 3 June 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên. He was consecrated a bishop on 29 June of the same year by Bishop Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần. He succeeded to the same see on 2 October 2003, the day his predecessor retired.[2] He served as the president of the Commission for the Laity of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference for two consecutive terms from 2010 to 2016.[3][4] Over the years, he advocated for the return of the old St. Thomas Seminary, seized in 1976 following the country's reunification, to resume educational activities, a request that was eventually granted in September 2018.[5] He led the diocese for over fifteen years, resigning on 23 February 2019 at the age of 74.[6]

Episcopal lineage and apostolic succession

The episcopal lineage is:

The apostolic succession is:

References
  1. "Giáo phận Long Xuyên: Đức cha Giuse Trần Văn Toản kế nhiệm Giám mục chính toà Long Xuyên - Tiểu sử Đức cha Giuse TRẦN XUÂN TIẾU". hdgmvietnam.com (in Vietnamese). 2019-02-23.
  2. "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Long Xuyên (Viêt Nam)". press.vatican.va. 2 October 2003.
  3. "Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam qua 12 kỳ Đại hội". btgcp.gov.vn. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. "Hội Đồng Giám Mục Việt Nam - Powered by BizMaC". hdgmvietnam.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. "Một hồng ân như không tưởng... - Công giáo Việt Nam - cgvdt.vn". cgvdt.vn. 2019-02-24. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. "Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Long Xuyên (Viêt Nam)". press.vatican.va. 23 February 2019.
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