Ngô Đình Thục
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Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋo ɗîŋ̟ tʰùk]) (6 October 1897 – 13 December 1984) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Huế, South Vietnam, and later a sedevacantist bishop who was excommunicated by the Holy See but is believed to have reconciled with the Holy See before his death in 1984.[1] He was a member of the Ngô family who ruled South Vietnam in the years leading up to the Vietnam War. He was the founder of Dalat University. Today, various Independent Catholic and sedevacantist groups claim to have derived their apostolic succession from Thục.
Ngô Đình Thục | |
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Archbishop of Huế | |
Native name | Phêrô Máctinô Ngô Đình Thục |
Archdiocese | Huế |
Appointed | 24 November 1960 |
Term ended | 17 February 1968 |
Predecessor | Jean-Baptiste Urrutia as Vicar Apostolic of Huế |
Successor | Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên |
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Ordination | 20 December 1925 by Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. |
Consecration | 4 May 1938 by Antonin Drapier |
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Born | 6 October 1897 |
Died | 13 December 1984 (aged 87) Carthage, Missouri, U.S. |
Buried | Carthage, Missouri, U.S. |
Nationality | Vietnamese |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Ngô Đình Khả |
Education | Philosophy, Theology, Catholic canon law |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Miles Christi (Soldier of Christ) |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Your Excellency |
While Thục was in Rome attending the second session of the Second Vatican Council, the 1963 South Vietnamese coup overthrew and assassinated his younger brother, Ngô Đình Diệm, who was president of South Vietnam. Thục was unable to return to Vietnam and lived the rest of his life exiled in Italy, France, and the United States. During his exile, he was involved with Traditionalist Catholic movements and consecrated a number of bishops without the Vatican's approval for the Palmarian and Sedevacantist movements. As a result, he was excommunicated by the Holy See twice, but ultimately reconciled with the Vatican.