Vincent Nguyen is an auxiliary bishop

Bishop

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 of the Archdiocese of Toronto

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto

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. On November 6 2009 Nguyen was appointed by The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI

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 as one of two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Toronto

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto

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 along with Bishop William McGrattan

William Terrence McGrattan

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Bishop Nguyen was born in Vietnam

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 and moved to Canada in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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 and a Masters of Divinity from St. Augustine's Seminary

St. Augustine's Seminary

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in Toronto. He was ordained a priest on 9 May, 1998. He then did further studies in Rome, where he received a licentiate in canon law from the Angelicum. From September 2009 to his ordination as Bishop, he served as Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Nguyen is Canada's first Bishop of Asian descent. He is currently the youngest Bishop in Canada.