Thanh Thai Nguyen

Vietnamese-born American bishop

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is  Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thành.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Thomas Nguyễn Thái Thành

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange

Bishop Thành after Holy Mass for Lunar New Year, 2024

Native name|

Tôma Nguyễn Thái Thành

Province| Los Angeles
Diocese| Orange
Appointed| October 6, 2017
Installed| December 19, 2017
Other post(s)| Titular Bishop of Acalissus
Orders
Ordination| May 11, 1991
by Peter A. Rosazza
Consecration| December 19, 2017
by Kevin Vann, Felipe de Jesús Estévez, and Robert Joseph Baker
Personal details
Born|

Nguyễn Thái Thành

(1953-04-07) April 7, 1953 (age 72)

Nha Trang, French Indochina

Motto| Educavit me
(He leads me)
Styles of
Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen

Reference style|

* His Excellency
* The Most Reverend

Spoken style| Your Excellency
Religious style| Bishop

Thomas Thành Thái Nguyễn (born April 7, 1953) is a Vietnamese-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange in Southern California since 2017.

## Biography

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### Early life

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Thomas Nguyễn was born on April 7, 1953, in Nha Trang in what was then French Indochina. His family fled Vietnam by boat in 1979, landing in the Philippines after 15 days at sea. They were allowed to immigrate to the United States in 1980.[1]

Nguyễn entered the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette religious order in 1984. He took his first vows to the Missionaries in 1987 and was ordained a deacon in 1990.[2]

### Priesthood

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On May 11, 1991, Nguyễn was ordained to the priesthood by Auxiliary Bishop Peter Rosazza for the Missionaries Order at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Hartford, Connecticut,[2]

After his 1991 ordination, the Missionaries assigned Nguyễn as an associate pastor at Thomas the Apostle Parish in Smyrna, Georgia. He was transferred in 1994 to St. Ann Parish in Marietta, Georgia, to serve in the same role. In 1996, Nguyễn became parochial vicar at Christ the King Parish in Jacksonville, Florida, part of the Diocese of St. Augustine.[1]

Nguyễn was incardinated, or transferred, from the Missionaries to the Diocese of St. Augustine. In 2001, he was named pastor of Christ the King. He began offering Mass in Vietnamese and established a Vietnamese community at the parish. Nguyễn was transferred from Christ the King to St. Joseph Parish in Jacksonville, where he inaugurated a youth Mass and built a youth center.[1]

### Auxiliary Bishop of Orange

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Pope Francis appointed Nguyễn as auxiliary bishop of Orange on October 6, 2017.[3] [1] On December 19, 2017, Nguyen was consecrated as a bishop by Bishop Kevin Vann at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove, California. Bishops Felipe de Jesús Estévez and Robert Baker were the co-consecrators.[2]

## See also

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* Catholic Church hierarchy
* Catholic Church in the United States
* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
* List of Catholic bishops of the United States
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Congratulations Father Thanh Thai Nguyen". Diocese of St. Augustine. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
2. ^ a b c "Bishop Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
3. ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Orange". Retrieved October 6, 2017.

## External links

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* Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange Official Site

## Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

|  Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
2017-Present  | Succeeded by

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Ordinaries|

Bishops
William Robert Johnson
Norman Francis McFarland
Tod David Brown
Kevin Vann

Auxiliary bishops
Michael Patrick Driscoll
Cirilo Flores
Dominic Mai Thanh Lương
Jaime Soto
John Thomas Steinbock
Timothy Edward Freyer
Thanh Thai Nguyen

Churches|

List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove
Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano

Education|

High schools
Servite High School, Anaheim
Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana
Rosary Academy, Fullerton
Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita
JSerra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano

Closed
Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim
St. Michael's Preparatory School, Silverado

Hospitals|

* Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
* St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton
* Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Orange

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