John-Nhan Tran
John-Nhan Tran | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta Titular Bishop of Tullia | |
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| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Atlanta |
| Appointed | October 25, 2022 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tullia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 30, 1992 by Francis B. Schulte |
| Consecration | January 23, 2023 by Gregory John Hartmayer, Gregory Michael Aymond, and Alfred Clifton Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gioan Trần Văn Nhàn February 6, 1966 |
| Alma mater | Saint Joseph Seminary College Notre Dame Seminary |
| Motto | Deus providebit (God will provide) |
| Styles of John Trần Văn Nhàn | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Trần Văn Nhàn (also known as John-Nhan Tran)[1] (born February 6, 1966) is a Vietnamese-born prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia since 2022
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
John-Nhan Tran was born in the Binh Gia district of South Vietnam on February 6, 1966, to Dung Van Tran and Lai Thi Nguyen.[2][3] When Tran was age two in 1968, his mother, Dung Van Tran, was shot and killed in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Tran's older brother was killed by a land mine.[4] When Tran was nine years old, his family fled from Saigon, South Vietnam on a small boat. Running out of water, they were rescued from the South China Sea by an American ship. The family was later resettled in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4][2][5][6]
After primary school, Tran first attended Edna Karr High School in New Orleans. Deciding that he wanted to become a priest, Tran then transferred to a boarding high school in Goshen, New York operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco.[4] The Salesians then sent him to Don Bosco College, their seminary in Newton, New Jersey.[5]
The Salesians brough Tran back to Louisiana to attend Saint Joseph Seminary College in Saint Benedict, Louisiana. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph in 1989, Tran then went to Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.[5]
Priesthood[edit]
Tran was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1992. for the Archdiocese of New Orleans by Archbishop Francis B. Schulte.[7][3]After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Tran as parochial vicar at the following Louisiana parishes:
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Violet (1992 to 1995)
- Visitation of Our Lady Parish in Marrero (1992 to 1997)
- St. Angela Merici parish in Metairie (1992 to 1998)
- Our Lady of Divine Providence parish in Metairie (1998 to 2001)[8]
In 2001, the archdiocese appointed Tran as pastor of St. Louise de Marillac Parish in Arabi, Louisiana. The archdiocese then transferred him to St. Bonaventure Parish in Avondale (2003-2007). During this period, Tran also served as chaplain for the St. Bernard's Sheriff's Office in the civil parish of Saint Bernard.[Note 1] After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he celebrated mass for first responders and other personnel in parking lots and nursing homes.[4][8]
Tran in 2007 became pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish in LaPlace, where he would serve for the next seven years (2007-2014). In 2014, the archdiocese selected him as pastor of Mary, Queen of Peace Parish in Mandeville, Louisiana, his last pastoral assigned before becoming bishop.[8]
During his time in New Orleans, Tran served on the priest personnel board and as chair of the presbyteral council. He was also dean of the St. John-St. Charles Deanery. Tran is fluent in both Vietnamese and English.[9][8] In 2015, Tran donated a kidney to Reverend Thanh Nguyen, a friend from Saint Joseph Seminary who was suffering kidney failure. [6]
Episcopacy[edit]
Tran was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Atlanta and titular bishop of Tullia by Pope Francis on October 25, 2022. [2]He was consecrated by Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer on January 23, 2023, at St. Peter Chanel Church in Roswell, Georgia, with Archbishops Gregory Aymond and Alfred Hughes serving as co-consecrators. [9][3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lê Thị Kim Loan; Nguyễn Khoan. "Cha Gioan Trần Văn Nhàn được bổ nhiệm làm Giám Mục tại Hoa Kỳ". VietCatholic News. VietCatholic Network. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ a b c "Bishop John-Nhàn Trần [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b c d Stroup, Sheila (April 4, 2015). "Father John-Nhan Tran, having survived flight from Vietnam, feels blessed to be a priest". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Most Reverend John Nhàn Trần". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ a b "Priest who escaped Vietnam named auxiliary bishop in the US". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Finney, Peter (25 October 2022). "Fr. John Tran named auxiliary bishop of Atlanta". Clarion Herald.
- ^ a b c d "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ a b Team, WDSU Digital (2022-10-25). "New Orleans priest named Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta". WDSU. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
External links[edit]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Official Site
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Official Site
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