Background
Van-Can, Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh was born on March 19, 1921 in Trac But, Vietnam, Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949.
Van-Can, Joseph-Marie Cardinal Trinh was born on March 19, 1921 in Trac But, Vietnam, Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949.
Held various offices in Hanoi archdiocese. Ordained titular bishop of Ela (with personal title ofarchbishop) and coadjutor archbishop of Hanoi, 1978, elevated to Sacred College Cardinals, 1979, Archbishop of Hanoi, 1978. Titular church Saint Mary in Via.
With Hanoi Archdiocese. Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949. Ordained titular bishop of Ela.
Coadjutor archbishop of Hanoi, 1978. Elevated Sacred College Cardinals, 1979. Archbishop of Hanoi, since 1978.
Titular Church St. Mary in Via.
Member of Congregation: Evangelization of Peoples.