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History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Date	19 March 1999
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Date	30 June 1999
Place	Notre-Dame Cathedral of Sài Gòn
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Co-consecrators	Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn; Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi
Date	3 January 2023
Place	Archdiocesean Pastoral Center of Sài Gòn

History
Ordination history of; Joseph Bùi Công Trác
Ordained by
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Date	19 March 1999
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Date	30 June 1999
Place	Notre-Dame Cathedral of Sài Gòn
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Co-consecrators	Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn; Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi
Date	3 January 2023
Place	Archdiocesean Pastoral Center of Sài Gòn

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Bùi Công Trác
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Joseph Bùi Công Trác
Auxiliary Bishop of Saigon; Titular Bishop of Arsennaria
	Bishop Trác, 2023
Native name	Giuse Bùi Công Trác
Archdiocese	Saigon
Province	Sài Gòn
See	Arsennaria
Appointed	1 November 2022
Installed	3 January 2023
Other post(s)	Rector of the Saint Joseph Major Seminary of Sài Gòn (2016 - )
Orders
Ordination	30 June 1999; by Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn
Consecration	3 January 2023; by Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, and Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi
Personal details
Born	Bùi Công Tắc; 5 May 1965 (age 59); Đà Lạt, Republic of Việt Nam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Education	Saint Joseph Major Seminary of Sài Gòn
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Christus vivit; (Christ is alive); (Chúa Kitô đang sống)
Coat of arms

Joseph Bùi Công Trác (Vietnamese: Giuse Bùi Công Trác) is a Vietnamese prelate. He was ordained a priest in 1999 and was appointed Rector of Saint Joseph Major Seminary of Sài Gòn by Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc in 2016 and remains so as of 2024. On 1 November 2022, Pope Francis appointed Trác as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saigon.^[2]

Biography

Bùi Công Tắc was born on 5 May 1965 in the city of Đà Lạt in South Việt Nam. He grew up near the Saint Nicholas Cathedral, but at the age of 10, his family moved to Sài Gòn, or what is now Hồ Chí Minh City. According to Trác, his father wanted to name his children after the children of the legendary family (Sơn-Hà-Xã-Tắc), but due to some unknown reason, his name was changed to Trác in the paperwork, along with his brother, who became Xá.^[1]

From October 1993 to July 1999, he entered Saint Joseph Major Seminary of Sài Gòn as a seminarian of the third class of the major seminary after it was closed from 1982 to 1986.^[3] This seminary class is considered a "golden class" because of their work in the committees of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, seminaries, religious orders, and episcopal sees.^[4] Trác was ordained a deacon on 19 March 1999 by Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn.^[5]

Priesthood

On 30 June 1999, deacon Trác, along with three other future bishops of his same seminary class,^[a] were ordained priests for the Archdiocese Hồ Chí Minh City by Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn at the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Sài Gòn.^[9]^[10]

Auxiliary Bishop of Hồ Chí Minh City

He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hồ Chí Minh City on All Saints' Day 2022.^[11] His appointment was to be on 29 October 2022 with Bishop Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu for the Diocese of Thái Bình, but was postponed due to a retreat that Archbishop Năng had to attend. Trác notes in an interview that he has a "great devotion in praying for the souls in purgatory," and is thankful that his appointment was made during the month of All Souls.^[12]

He was ordained bishop on 3 January 2023 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center and consecrated by Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng. His co-consecrators were Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Auxiliary Bishop of Hồ Chí Minh City as well as Apostolic Administrator of Hà Tĩnh and Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi, Bishop of Qui Nhơn.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Tổng Giáo phận Sài Gòn. "Ơn gọi của con - ĐGM Phụ tá Giuse Bùi Công Trác". YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.11.2022". The Holy See. Vatican See. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "Chủng Viện Thánh Giuse Sài Gòn". TGP SÀI GÒN. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Nguyễn, Lm Giuse Hữu An. "Hội ngộ linh mục Khóa III ĐCV Thánh Giuse Sài Gòn". Công Giáo và Dân Tộc. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Lời cảm ơn của Đức Tân Giám mục Giuse Bùi Công Trác". YouTube. Tổng Giáo phận Sài Gòn. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 25.08.2017". The Holy See. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 30.10.2021". The Holy See. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2023". The Holy See. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Huy. "LỄ TRUYỀN CHỨC LINH MỤC KHÓA 3 ĐCV SÀI GÒN 30-06-1999 (KHÓA "VÀNG" CỦA GIÁO HỘI VIỆT NAM)". YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ Đào, Lm. Giuse Đào Nguyên. "BỔ NHIỆM GIÁM MỤC PHỤ TÁ TỔNG GIÁO PHẬN TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH". Hội Đồng Giám Mục Việt Nam. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.11.2022". The Holy See. Vatican See. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ "ĐGM Giuse Bùi Công Trác - Được đào tạo linh mục là một ân phúc". YouTube. Hội Đồng Giám Mục Việt Nam. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Bishop Joseph Bùi Công Trác". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

^ Pope Francis appointed the following three as bishops who were ordained on 30 June 1999 by Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn: Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn in 2017;^[6] Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang in 2021;^[7] and Peter Kiều Công Tùng in 2023.^[8]^[9]