Paul Lê Đắc Trọng (

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, June 15, 1918 – September 7, 2009) was a Vietnamese

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of the

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. Trong was born in Kim Lâm, Thanh Oai, Hanoi

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, ordained a priest on April 1, 1948, appointed

auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

of archdiocese of Hanoi, along with

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(Titular Episcopal See of Igilgili, Algeria), on March 23, 1994 and consecrated bishop on August 15, 1994. Trong retired from the Archdiocese of Hanoi on January 21, 2006 at age 87.Bishop Paul Lê Dac Trong †
.B.: Incorrect diacritics ''Catholic-Hierarchy.''

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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Vietnam 1918 births 2009 deaths Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishops {{Vietnam-RC-bishop-stub

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