Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Vietnamese archbishop
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Place of Birth: Vietnam
About Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
- Joseph-Marie Tr?nh Van Can (19 March 1921 - 18 May 1990) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church.
- He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death.
- He became a cardinal in 1979, ordained by Pope John Paul II.He was born in Ha Nam.
- In 1949, he was ordained a priest.
- At 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi.
- He became Archbishop of Hanoi in 1978, after the death of Joseph-Marie Tr?nh Nhu Khuê.
- He died in May 18, 1990 after a heart attack.
- Successor by Paul Joseph Ph?m Ðình T?ng.
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