ASIA/VIETNAM - The youngest diocese in Vietnam welcomes the new Bishop
VIET NAM
Ha Tinh (Agenzia Fides) - "We are here to say thanks to Mgr. Paul Thai Hop for his immense contribution as Bishop in the dioceses. Above all we remember his work as president of the Episcopal Commission for "Justice and Peace ", in which he is committed to the poor and the environment. We hope that, even after his retirement, he will continue to use his skills for the Church of Vietnam and society, and we would like to thank Archbishop Louis Anh Tuan, who welcomed the call to serve the new diocese of Ha Tinh wholeheartedly. We are confident he will overcome the challenges and difficulties to build a diocese strong in unity, love and evangelization, especially in the circumstances of the global pandemic", said Msgr. Joseph Vu Van Thien, Archbishop of Hanoi, in the holy mass that yesterday, April 29, 2021, saw many bishops and priests, religious and lay people from all over the country in the cathedral of the city of Ha Tinh for the solemn ceremony in which Bishop Paul Thai Hop ends his episcopal mandate and for the new Archbishop Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan whose mission begins in the diocese of Ha Tinh.