Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ

Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ (1896–1967) was a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who served as the Apostolic Vicar of Phát Diệm from 1945 to 1959.[1] He was also a supreme advisor to the early government of the Democratic Republic Vietnam. As a leading Vietnamese Catholic nationalist figure during the First Indochina War, Từ was an ardent opponent of both French colonialism and Vietnamese communism.[2]

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Từ.
The Most Reverend

Thaddeus Anselm Lê Hữu Từ

O.Cist.
Apostolic Vicar of Phát Diệm
SeePhát-diệm
Appointed14 June 1945
InstalledOctober 1945
Term endedJanuary 1959
PredecessorJean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng
Other post(s)
  • Titular Bishop of Daphnusia (1945–1967)
    Apostolic Administrator of Bùi Chu (1948–1950)
Orders
Ordination22 December 1928
Consecration29 October 1945
Personal details
Born(1896-10-28)28 October 1896
Di Loan, Vĩnh Linh, Quảng Trị
Died24 April 1967(1967-04-24) (aged 70)
Gò Vấp, Saigon
NationalityVietnamese
Previous post(s)
  • Abbot of Châu Sơn (1936–1945)
MottoVox clamantis in deserto
Ordination history of
Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ
History
Priestly ordination
Date22 December 1928
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng
Co-consecratorsDominique Hồ Ngọc Cẩn
Date29 October 1945
PlacePhát Diệm Cathedral

References
  1. "Chân dung tiểu sử Đức Cha Anselmô Tađêô Lê Hữu Từ". Diocese of Phát Diệm. 24 April 2020.
  2. Goscha, Christopher E. (2011). "Lê Hữu Từ". Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945–1954): An International and Interdisciplinary Approach. University of Hawaiʻi Press. p. 262–263. ISBN 9780824836047.
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