Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu
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Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngư was the third oldest living bishop
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ngư was born in Vạn Đồn, Vietnam
, in 1909, and was ordained as a priest on June 29, 1934. He was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Long Xuyên on November 24, 1960, and received his episcopal consecration
on January 22, 1961. Ngư retired from the Diocese of Long Xuyên on December 30, 1997, at the age of 88. Ngư died on June 10, 2009, at the age of 100.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ngư was born in Vạn Đồn, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, in 1909, and was ordained as a priest on June 29, 1934. He was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Long Xuyên on November 24, 1960, and received his episcopal consecration
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
on January 22, 1961. Ngư retired from the Diocese of Long Xuyên on December 30, 1997, at the age of 88. Ngư died on June 10, 2009, at the age of 100.
External links
- " Bishop Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu †" (N.B. Incorrect diacritics), Catholic Hierarchy
- Long Xuyen (Vietnamese)