Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp

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, Diệp.

His Excellency Raphael Nguyễn Văn Diệp
Coadjutor Bishop of Vĩnh Long
Church	Catholic
Province	Hồ Chí Minh City
Diocese	Vĩnh Long
See	Tubusuptu
Appointed	15 August 1975
Term ended	27 May 2000
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu[1] (1975–2007)
Orders
Ordination	7 December 1954
Consecration	15 August 1975 by Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu
Personal details
Born	(1926-10-20)20 October 1926 Long Thôi, French Indochina
Died	20 December 2007(2007-12-20) (aged 81) Hồ Chí Minh City, Việt Nam
Motto	Vigilate et orate (Watch and pray)

Raphael Nguyễn Văn Diệp (20 October 1926 – 20 December 2007) was a Vietnamese bishop of the Roman Catholic Churchin Vietnam.

Biography

Raphael Diệp was born in Long Thôi in 1926. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1954.

He was appointed titular bishop of Tubusuptu and coadjutor bishop of Vĩnh Long by Pope Paul VI. The appointment of a coadjutor bishop was due to the then difficult and unstable political situation in Vietnam.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration from bishop Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu, on the same day of his appointment 15 August 1975. Despite initial fears, he never took over the government of the diocese. He continued serving the community as coadjutor bishop until 27 May 2000, when he retired due to reaching the age limit.^[3] He died on 20 December 2007, aged 81.

See also

References

1. "Tubusuptu". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
2. "Décès de Mgr Raphaël Nguyên Van Diêp, évêque coadjuteur émérite du diocèse de Vinh Long". Archived from the original on 2020-05-13.
3. "RINUNCE E NOMINE, 27.05.2000". Archived from the original on 2020-05-11.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Raphaël Nguyễn Văn Diệp ^{[self-published]}