Hue Archbishop's House, 6 Nguyen Truong To street, Hue city, Thua Thien - Hue province, Vietnam
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Archbishop Emeritus: Archbishop Etienne Nguyen Nhu The was born on Dec. 1, 1935 at Hai Tho village, Hai Lang district, Quang Tri province. He entered An Ninh minor seminary in July 1947 and started his studies of theology and philosophy in Saint Joseph Major Seminary based in Sai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in August 1955. He was ordained a priest for Hue Archdiocese on Jan. 6, 1962. After he furthered his studies in France from 1968 -1970, he served as rector of Hoan Thien minor seminary from 1972-1975. He was ordained coadjutor archbishop of Hue Archdiocese on Sept. 7, 1975 and became archbishop on April 9, 1998. On Aug. 18. 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation, upon having reached the age limit.
