Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng

Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng is a Vietnamese prelate. He was Archbishop of Huế until 2016 and the Vice President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.[1]

Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Archbishop of Huế
SeeHuế
Installed18 August 2012
PredecessorStephen Nguyễn Như Thể
SuccessorNguyễn Chí Linh
Other post(s)Vice President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam
Orders
Ordination21 December 1969
by Jean-Baptiste Urrutia
Consecration7 April 2005
by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể
Personal details
Born (1940-06-30) 30 June 1940
Quảng Trị
NationalityVietnamese
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Huế
(2005 - 2012)
MottoSicut qui ministrat
Coat of armsFrancis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng's coat of arms
Styles of
Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleYour Excellency
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Hồng.

Biography

Francis Xavier Hồng was born on June 30, 1940, in Quang Tri, Vietnam. After finishing his studies at Pius X Pontifical College in Da Lat, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hue on December 21, 1969. He was a professor at Hoan Thien minor seminary and served as a parish priest until he was sent to France for his further studies in 1999. He returned to Vietnam in 2002 and was in charge of pastoral activities for Phú Hậu Parish.

On February 19, 2005, he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Huế and was consecrated by Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể, Archbishop of Huế on April 7 the same year.

He was appointed Archbishop of Huế on August 18, 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Archbishop Stephen Thể after the latter's resignation due to age limit.

On October 29, 2016, Pope Francis named Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh as his successor in the Archdiocese of Hue.[2]

References
  1. "Biên bản Đại Hội lần thứ XII Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "Other Pontifical Acts, 29.10.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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