Vincent Nguyen

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1966 –

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Who is Vincent Nguyen?

Vincent Nguyen is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. On November 6, 2009 Nguyen was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as one of two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Toronto along with Bishop William McGrattan.

Nguyen was born in Vietnam and moved to Canada in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Divinity from St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained a priest on 9 May 1998. He then did further studies in Rome, where he received a licentiate in canon law from the Angelicum. From September 2009 to his ordination as Bishop, he served as Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Nguyen is Canada's first Bishop of Asian descent. He is currently the youngest Bishop in Canada.

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Born
May 8, 1966
Ho Chi Minh City
Education
  • University of Toronto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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