Nguyen Van Thuan (1928–2002)
Born 1928 CE, died 2002 CE.
Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (pronounced [ŋʷjə̌ˀn van tʰwə̂ˀn] ; 17 April 1928 – 16 September 2002) was a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, he served as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sài Gòn from 1975 to 1994 and as Bishop of Nha Trang from 1967 to 1975. He was a nephew of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, and of Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục. Thuận, targeted for his faith as well as his family connections to Diệm, was detained by the communist government of Vietnam, shortly after being appointed coadjutor archbishop. He was put in a re-education camp for 13 years, nine in solitary confinement, and then put under house arrest until he was exiled to Rome in 1991. Thuận was made a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Pope Francis declared him venerable on 4 May 2017.
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