Vincent Long Van Nguyen | |
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Bishop of Parramatta | |
Native name | Vinh Sơn Nguyễn Văn Long |
See | Parramatta |
Appointed | 5 May 2016 |
Installed | 16 June 2016 |
Predecessor | Anthony Fisher OP |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 30 December 1989 by George Pell |
Consecration | 23 June 2011 by Denis Hart |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Gia Kiệm, Biên Hòa, Republic of Việt Nam | 3 December 1961
Nationality | Vietnamese Australian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Duc in altum (Go out into the deep) |
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Vincent Nguyễn Văn Long O.F.M. Conv. (born 3 December 1961) is a Vietnamese Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was appointed the fourth Bishop of Parramatta, Australia, by Pope Francis on 5 May 2016. He has been a bishop since 2011 after serving for several years in the leadership of the Franciscans, first in Australia and later in Rome. He is Australia's first Asian-born bishop and the first Vietnamese-born bishop to head a diocese outside of Vietnam.