Vincent Long Van Nguyen


Vincent Long Van Nguyen

Bishop of Parramatta
Native name
Vinh Sơn Nguyễn Văn Long
SeeParramatta
Appointed5 May 2016
Installed16 June 2016
PredecessorAnthony Fisher OP
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination30 December 1989
by George Pell
Consecration23 June 2011
by Denis Hart
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1961-12-03) 3 December 1961 (age 62)
NationalityVietnamese Australian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceSaint Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta
Alma mater
MottoDuc in altum
(Go out into the deep)
Coat of armsVincent Long Van Nguyen's coat of arms

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.