Nguyễn Khắc Ngư (original) (raw)
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Vietnamese bishop (1909–2009)
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ngữ.
| The Most ReverendMichel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Long Xuyên | |
| Native name | Micae Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ |
| Church | Catholic |
| Province | Sài Gòn |
| See | Long Xuyên |
| Appointed | 24 November 1960 |
| Installed | 4 April 1961 |
| Term ended | 30 December 1997 |
| Successor | Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1934 |
| Consecration | 22 January 1961by Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1909-02-02)2 February 1909Vạn Đồn, Thái Bình, French Indochina |
| Died | 10 June 2009(2009-06-10) (aged 100)Long Xuyên, Việt Nam |
Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ (2 February 1909 – 10 June 2009[1]) was a Vietnamese prelate in the Roman Catholic Church.
Ngư was born in Vạn Đồn, Indochina in 1909, and was ordained as a priest on 29 June 1934. He was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Long Xuyên on 24 November 1960, and received his episcopal consecration on 22 January 1961. Ngư retired from the Diocese of Long Xuyên on 30 December 1997, at the age of 88. He died on 10 June 2009, at the age of 100. At the time of his death he was the third oldest living Roman Catholic bishop,
- ^ "Msgr. Ngu dies". AsiaNews.it. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.