Bishop Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu

Dominic Dang Van Cau was born on July 17, 1962, in the province and Diocese of Thái Bình. From 1990 to 1996, he attended St. Joseph Major Seminary in Hanoi. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Thái Bình on March 9, 1996. He held the following positions: Secretary to the Bishop of Thái Bình (1996–2000); Master’s degree specializing in Catechetical Pastoral Care at the Institut Catholique de Paris (2000–2005); Secretary to the Bishop of Thái Bình (2005–2009); Parish Priest of Vang Lang (2009–2013); Professor of Catechesis and Fundamental Theology at St. Joseph Major Seminary in Hanoi (2009–2015); Head of the Catechesis Commission for the Diocese of Thái Bình (2009–2016); Dean of the Hung Yen Deanery and Bishop’s Representative in Hung Yen (2014–2016); and, since 2019, Rector of the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Thái Bình.