Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn

Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (19 March 1921 – 18 May 1990) was a Vietnamese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Hanoi from 1978 until his death. He became a cardinal in 1979, ordained by Pope John Paul II.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

His Eminence Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội
Native name	Giuse Maria Trịnh Văn Căn
Province	Hà Nội
See	Hà Nội
Appointed	5 February 1963 (as Coadjutor)
Installed	27 November 1978
Term ended	18 May 1990
Predecessor	Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Successor	Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1979–1990)
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Aela & Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi (1963-1978)
Orders
Ordination	3 December 1949 by François Chaize MEP
Consecration	2 June 1963 by Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Created cardinal	30 June 1979 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1921-03-19)March 19, 1921 But Dong village, French Indochina (present-day Hà Nam Province, Vietnam)
Died	May 18, 1990(1990-05-18) (aged 69) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Motto	Caritas gaudiam pax longanimitas (Love, joy, peace, hope)
Coat of arms

Styles of Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Hanoi

He was born in Ha Nam. In 1949, he was ordained a priest. In 1963, Pope John XXIII appointed him to be a Titular Archbishop of Aela and Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi. He became Archbishop of Hanoi in 1978, after the death of Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê. He died on May 18, 1990, after a heart attack,^[6] and was succeeded by Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng.