Vatican City, 7 October 2015 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed:
- Fr. Luy Gonzaga Nguyen Hung Vi as
bishop of Kontum (area 25,240, population 1,775,200, Catholics
300,649, priests 169, religious 477), Vietnam. The bishop-elect was
born in Ha Noi, Vietnam, in 1952, and was ordained a priest in 1990.
He holds a licentiate in liturgy from the Institut Catholique of
Paris, France, and has served as parish vicar of Binh Cang in Nha
Trang, director of the minor seminary of Kontum in Ho Chi Minh City,
and secretary of the episcopal office in Kontum. He is currently
pastor of the parish of Phuong Nghia, Kontum. He succeeds Bishop
Michael Hoang Duc Oanh, whose resignation from the pastoral care of
the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy
Father.
- Bishop Carmelo Cuttitta, auxiliary of
the archdiocese of Palermo, Italy, as bishop of Ragusa (area 1,029,
population 221,835, Catholics 213,252, priests 130, permanent deacons
8, religious 276), Italy. He succeeds Bishop Paolo Urso, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching
the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
- Fr. Peter Huynh Van Hai as bishop of
Vinh Long (area 6,772, population 3,976,552, Catholics 199,404,
priests 205, religious 775), Vietnam. The bishop-elect was born in
1954 in Ben Tre, Vietnam, and was ordained a priest in 1994. He holds
a doctorate in philosophy from the Institut Catholique of Paris,
France, and has served as head of vocations for the diocese of Vinh
Long. He is currently lecturer in philosophy in the major seminaries
of Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City.
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