Thanh Thai Nguyen

Thomas Thành Thái Nguyễn (born April 7, 1953) is a Vietnamese-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange in Southern California since 2017.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Thomas Nguyễn Thái Thành
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
Titular Bishop of Acalissus
ArchdioceseLos Angeles
DioceseOrange
AppointedOctober 6, 2017
InstalledDecember 19, 2017
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Acalissus
Orders
OrdinationMay 11, 1991
by Peter A. Rosazza
ConsecrationDecember 19, 2017
by Kevin Vann, Felipe de Jesús Estévez, and Robert Joseph Baker
Personal details
Born (1953-04-07) April 7, 1953
Nha Trang, Vietnam
MottoHe leads me
Styles of
Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Early life

Thomas Nguyễn was born on April 7, 1953, in Nha Trang, Vietnam. On May 11, 1991, Nguyen was ordained to the priesthood by Auxiliary Bishop Peter Rosazza for the order of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette.

From there, Nguyễn was incardinated into, or transferred to, the Diocese of St. Augustine. There he served as pastor of Christ the King Parish and St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Jacksonville, Florida.

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange

Pope Francis appointed Nguyễn as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange on October 6, 2017.[1] [2] On December 19, 2017, Nguyen was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop Kevin Vann.

See also

References
  1. "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Orange". Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  2. "Congratulations Father Thanh Thai Nguyen". Retrieved October 6, 2017.
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