Nguyen Khac Ngu

Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngư
Bishop of Long Xuyên (Emeritus)
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Long Xuyên
In Office 1960 - 1997
Predecessor None
Successor Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuân
Orders
Ordination 1934
Personal details
Born February 2, 1909(1909-02-02)
Vạn Đồn, Vietnam
Died June 10, 2009(2009-06-10) (aged 100)
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Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngư (February 2, 1909 – June 10, 2009[1]) was the third oldest living bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ngư was born in Vạn Đồn, Vietnam, in 1909, and was ordained as a priest on June 29, 1934. He was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Long Xuyên on November 24, 1960, and received his episcopal consecration on January 22, 1961. Ngư retired from the Diocese of Long Xuyên on December 30, 1997, at the age of 88. Ngư died on June 10, 2009, at the age of 100.

References

  1. ^ "Msgr. Michael Nguyen Khac Ngu, the oldest Vietnamese bishop, dies". AsiaNews.it. 2009-06-11. http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15485&size=A. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 

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