Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn

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 became a cardinal in 1979, ordained by Pope John Paul II.

His Eminence

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hanoi
ArchdioceseHanoi
Installed27 November 1978
Term ended18 May 1990
PredecessorJoseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
SuccessorPaul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990)
Orders
Ordination8 December 1949
Consecration2 June 1963
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
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
MottoCaritas gaudiam pax
(Love, joy, peace)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeHanoi

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

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