Joseph Nguyễn Năng


Joseph Nguyễn Năng is a Vietnamese Catholic prelate. He is currently the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.

Biography

Joseph Nguyễn Năng was born on November 24, 1953 in Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình Province. In 1954 all of his family, including himself, moved to the South. He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Sài Gòn and after that, Pontifical College of St. Pius X in Đà Lạt. He was ordained priest at the Cathedral of Xuân Lộc in 1990. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Phát Diệm, his ancestral home diocese. His consecration was held at the Cathedral of Phát Diệm on September 8, 2009.
On 19 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.