Vincent Nguyen

Vincent Nguyen (born Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu on May 8, 1966) is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. On November 6, 2009 Nguyen was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as one of two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Toronto along with Bishop William McGrattan.[2]

The Most Reverend Vincent Nguyen
Auxiliary bishop of Toronto
Nguyen seen here speaking at the Official Opening and Solemn Blessing of the Toronto Catholic District School Board's newest elementary school, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 20, 2013.
Diocese	Ammaedara[1] (Titular)
Orders
Ordination	May 9, 1998
Consecration	January 13, 2010
Rank	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto
Personal details
Birth name	Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu
Born	(1970-05-08) May 8, 1970 Saigon, South Vietnam
Nationality	Canadian, Vietnamese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University of Toronto (1991), (1998) St. Augustine's Seminary (1998) Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (2008)
Motto	Ego Vobiscum Sum (I Am With You)
Coat of arms

Styles of Vincent Nguyen
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Nguyen was born in South Vietnam and moved to Canada in 1984 just nine years after the Fall of Saigon which ended the Vietnam War. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Divinity from St. Augustine's Seminary 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 consecration as bishop, he served as Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Toronto.[2]

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