The Bishop's House, 103 Feb. 3 Street, Ward 1, Vinh Long Town, Vinh Long Province
(84) 70-824-016; (84) 70-833-119
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Bishop Thomas Nguyen Van Tan was born on Dec. 27, 1940 in Dai Phuoc village, Cang Long district, Tra Vinh province. After finishing his studies at the Pius X Pontifical College in Da Lat, he was ordained a priest on Dec. 21, 1969. He obtained his doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1974. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh Long on May 10, 2000, and his episcopal ordination was on Aug. 15 that year. He became Bishop of Vinh Long on July 3, 2001.