Pierre Nguyên Van Tot | |
Appointed: | 22 March 2014 |
Retired: | 2 January 2020 |
Predecessor: | Joseph Spiteri |
Successor: | Brian Udaigwe |
Other Post: | Titular Archbishop of Rusticiana (2003 -) |
Ordination: | 24 March 1974 |
Ordained By: | Agnelo Rossi |
Consecration: | 6 January 2003 |
Consecrated By: | John Paul II, Leonardo Sandri, and Antonio Maria Vegliò |
Birth Date: | 15 April 1949 |
Birth Place: | Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province, Vietnam |
Nationality: | Vietnamese |
Motto: | Docete omnes gentes (Go and preach to all nations) (Hãy đi rao giảng cho muôn dân) |
Pierre Nguyên Van Tot | |
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Pierre Nguyên Van Tot (Vietnamese: Vietnamese: '''Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Tốt'''; born 15 April 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church and a diplomat of the Holy See.
Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was born on 15 April 1949 in Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province, Vietnam. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Phu Cuong on 24 March 1974.
He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 May 1985 and fulfilled assignments in Panama, Brazil, Zaire, Rwanda, and France. He became chargé d’affaires in Benin on 27 November 1999. He earned a degree from the Pontifical Urban University in 1987.[1]
On 25 November 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him the Titular Archbishop of Rusticiana and Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Togo.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul on 6 January 2003.[3]
On 24 August 2005, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Chad and the Central African Republic.[4] Pope Benedict appointed him Nuncio to Costa Rica on 13 May 2008.[5]
On 22 March 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.[6] Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 2 January 2020.[7]