Installed 27 November 1978 Ordination 8 December 1949 | Term ended 18 May 1990 Nationality Vietnamese Consecration 2 June 1963 | |
Created Cardinal 30 June 1979by John Paul II Predecessor Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi | ||
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (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.
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 Archishop of Ha Noi in 1978, after the death of Cardinal Trinh Nhu Khue. He dead in May 18, 1990 after a heart attack.
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