Antoine Nguyên Van Thien

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Antoine Nguyên Van Thien

Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Senior posting
See	Hispellum
Title	Titular Bishop of Hispellum
Period in office	1968 - present
Predecessor	None
Successor	incumbent
Religious career
Priestly ordination	1932
Previous bishoprics	Bishop of Vinh Long
Previous post	Bishop
Personal
Date of birth	March 13, 1906 (1906-03-13) (age 102)
Place of birth	Saigon, French Indochina

This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Nguyễn, but is often simplified as Nguyen in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Thiện.

Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (born March 13, 1906) is the oldest living bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Cái Cồn, Vietnam, he was ordained a priest on February 20, 1932. He was appointed Bishop of Vĩnh Long in November 1960 and received episcopal consecration in January the following year.

Văn Thiện resigned that position in 1968 and was appointed Titular Bishop of Hispellum the same month. Bishop Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện became the oldest living bishop of the Roman Catholic Church on October 6, 2005, with the death of Ettore Cunial at the age of 99. In 2006, he became a centenarian.

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Episcopal Lineage
Consecrated by:	Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục
Date of consecration:	January 22, 1961
Consecrator of
Bishop	Date of consecration