Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trịnh, but is often simplified to Trinh in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Căn.
His Eminence

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội
Native name
Giuse Maria Trịnh Văn Căn
ProvinceHà Nội
SeeHà Nội
Appointed5 February 1963 (as Coadjutor)
Installed27 November 1978
Term ended18 May 1990
PredecessorJoseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
SuccessorPaul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Other postCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990)
Previous postsTitular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
Orders
Ordination3 December 1949
by François Chaize MEP
Consecration2 June 1963
by Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Created cardinal30 June 1979
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1921-03-19)March 19, 1921
But Dong village, French Indochina (present-day Hà Nam Province, Vietnam)
DiedMay 18, 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 69)
Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
MottoCaritas gaudiam pax longanimitas
(Love, joy, peace, hope)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeHanoi

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 – 18 May 1990) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death. He was created a cardinal in 1979 by Pope John Paul II.[1][2][3][4][5]

Căn was born in Ha Nam. In 1949, he was ordained a priest. In 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi. Căn became Archbishop of Hanoi in 1978, after the death of Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê, and died on May 18, 1990, after a heart attack,[6] and was succeeded by Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng.

References

  1. ^ "Việt Nam đã có 6 vị được phong Hồng y". Thanh Niên News (in Vietnamese). 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh van-Can". Catholic-Hierarchy. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Đức Hồng y Phaolô Giuse PHẠM ĐÌNH TỤNG" (in Vietnamese). Hội đồng giám mục Việt Nam. July 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ A history of the Vietnamese Catholic Church Retrieved 15/02/2019.
  5. ^ "NEW CARDINAL´S WITNESS OF LOVE, FORGIVENESS APPRECIATED BY VIETNAMESE". UCA News. 27 February 2001. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ "FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS VATICAN PRELATE DURING ITALY TRIP". UCA News. May 25, 1990. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.


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