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Nguyen Van Thuan

Vietnamese Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002)
Person human Q532238

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
April 17, 1928
Date of death
September 16, 2002
Place of birth
Huế
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Vietnam[10]
Ethnic group
Vietnamese people[11]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest[12]
Position held
cardinal, Catholic archbishop, diocesan bishop, titular archbishop[13][14][15][16]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[17]
Father
Nguyễn Văn Ấm[8]
Mother
Ngô Đình Thị Hiệp[9]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Vietnamese, Italian[26][27]
Canonization status
Venerable[19]
Consecrator
Angelo Palmas, Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền, Jean-Baptiste Urrutia[29][30][31]
Family name
Nguyễn[22]
Given name
Phanxicô, Xaviê[23][24]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Motto text
Gaudium et Spes[28]
P14611
140k (8.6k–140k, n=3)
P14931
nguyen-van-thuan_fx
Participated in conflict
Vietnam War[21]
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Place of burial
Campo Verano[7]
Vietnamese middle name
Văn
🏷️ Also known as
en Nguyen Van Thuan cs Nguyen Van Thuan cs František Xaver Van Thuan Nguyen cs Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận de François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân de Nguyên Van Thuân es Monsenor Van Thuan es Monseñor Van Thuan es François-Xavier Nguyen van Thuan es Francisco Javier Nguyen van Thuan es Francois Xavier Nguyen van Thuan es Francois-Xavier Nguyen van Thuan es François Xavier Nguyen van Thuan es François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuán fr Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan fr François Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan fr François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuán fr François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân id Kardinal Nguyen Van Thuan id Kardinal Van Thuan
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000110715243
VIAF cluster ID
76368419
Library of Congress authority ID
n95110601
GND ID
122498445
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hồng y Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
17550
BHF author ID
000005777
Babelio author ID
171566
Bibliopoche author ID
28176
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122249835
CBDB.cz author ID
35585
CONOR.SI ID
43294563
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11922266
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
ngvtf
Cathopedia article ID
François-Xavier_Nguyên_Van_Thuán
DDB person (GND) ID
122498445
Databazeknih.cz author ID
48621
Dialnet author ID
1617452
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Francois-Xavier-Cardinal-Nguyen-Van-Thuan
FAST ID
1524622
FactGrid item ID
Boninagrion
FamilySearch person ID
LTWR-JCK
Find a Grave memorial ID
7681210
Freebase ID
/m/09jf6s
GCatholic person ID
224
IdRef ID
030932823
IxTheo authority ID
491868650
Munzinger person ID
00000022774
NDL Authority ID
00930728
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2003197394
NLP ID
a0000001899850
NSK (VIAF) ID
000354369
NSK ID
981005805197109366
NUKAT ID
n99055045
National Library of Brazil ID
000207333
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018O6524, KAC200800764
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810562548905606, 9810645921405606
National Library of Portugal ID
1054526
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX906446
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
220373450
Nominis saint ID
13193/Venerable-Francois-Xavier-Nguyen-Van-Thuan
Obálky knih ID
mzk2003197394
Open Library ID
OL4986327A
PUG authority ID
148937
Parsifal cluster ID
62435, 308221
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
20929
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
57101
RERO ID (legacy)
A003638498
RedBA Granada authority ID
39928
SBN author ID
TO0V262536
SVKKL authority ID
p0111383-Nguyen-Phanxico-Xavie-Van-Thuan-19282002
Santiebeati ID
88202
Teresianum authority ID
9262
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
2001:Nguyen
Treccani ID
nguyen-van-thuan-francois-xavier
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/338652, 495/234967
WikiTree person ID
Nguyễn-611
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB47PBQVHWbrkHCBRDH4q

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 3
Angelo Palmas, Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền
Occupation 3
priest, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Italian, Vietnamese
Position held 2
cardinal, diocesan bishop
Canonization status 1
Venerable
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Vietnam
Ethnic group 1
Vietnamese people
FactGrid item ID 1
Boninagrion
Family name 1
Nguyễn
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Participated in conflict 1
Vietnam War
Place of birth 1
Huế
Place of burial 1
Campo Verano
Place of death 1
Rome
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Nguyen Van Thuan was born on April 17, 1928[1], in Huế[2]. He died on September 16, 2002[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Nguyen Van Thuan born?

Nguyen Van Thuan was born in Huế[2].

Where did Nguyen Van Thuan die?

Nguyen Van Thuan died in Rome[4].

Who were Nguyen Van Thuan's parents?

Nguyen Van Thuan's father was Nguyễn Văn Ấm[8]. Nguyen Van Thuan's mother was Ngô Đình Thị Hiệp[9].

What did Nguyen Van Thuan do for work?

Nguyen Van Thuan worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Related Entities

Vietnam

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cathopedia article ID → François-Xavier_Nguyên_Van_Thuán
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cathopedia article ID: François-Xavier_Nguyên_Van_Thuán"
  2. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hồng y Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận.jpg
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → biography/Francois-Xavier-Cardinal-Nguyen-Van-Thuan
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 4w ago · ~2026-52483-00 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hồng y Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận.jpg
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → biography/Francois-Xavier-Cardinal-Nguyen-Van-Thuan
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Hồng y Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận.jpg"
  4. 5w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'no', 'pl', '
    P14931 → nguyen-van-thuan_fx
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  5. 9w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810562548905606, 9810645921405606
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  6. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51085|batch #51085]]: more precise P106 value for Catholic priest"
  7. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/338652, 495/234967
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/234967, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260994|batch #260994]]"
  8. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 8557, 129207, 139917
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  9. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 8557, 129207, 139917
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  10. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0111383-Nguyen-Phanxico-Xavie-Van-Thuan-19282002
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: p0111383-Nguyen-Phanxico-Xavie-Van-Thuan-19282002, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 62435, 308221
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster ID: 308221, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161178734|Francis Xaviêr Vân Thuân Nguyên (#161178734)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|"
  12. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of birth → Huế
    Conflict → —
    Manner of death → natural causes
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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