Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Mầu.

His Excellency Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu
Bishop of Vĩnh Long
Native name	Giacôbê Nguyễn Văn Mầu
Church	Catholic
Province	Hồ Chí Minh City
See	Vĩnh Long
Appointed	12 July 1968
Installed	19 September 1968
Term ended	3 July 2001
Predecessor	Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện
Successor	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân
Orders
Ordination	21 September 1940
Consecration	12 September 1968 by Angelo Palmas
Personal details
Born	(1914-01-22)22 January 1914 Bà Rịa, French Indochina
Died	31 January 2013(2013-01-31) (aged 99) Vĩnh Long, Việt Nam
Motto	Amor et Labor (Love and Labor)
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Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu (22 January 1914 – 31 January 2013) was a Vietnamese bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Jacques Mầu was born in Bà Rịa in 1914. He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1940 and served as the Rector of Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Saigon from 1966 to 1968.

He was appointed Bishop of Vĩnh Long by Pope Paul VI, following the resignation of Bishop Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện on 12 July 1968. He received his episcopal consecration by Archbishop Angelo Palmas, Apostolic Delegate to Vietnam, on 12 September 1968 at the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica.

On 3 July 2001, he retired from the diocese of Vĩnh Long, reaching the age of 87. He died on 31 January 2013, aged 99.

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References

External links

• Profile at Catholic Hierarchy website^{[self-published source]}