Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn

Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (5 March 1934 –) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.

Quotes

• In times of globalization, the world has shrunk, transforming itself into a village where nations have become families living for one another and dependent on each other. And, according to the cultural tradition of Vietnam, families, in relationships among them, are like a village. By this metaphor I want to emphasize that the Vatican and Vietnam seem to have the will to build relations of this type.
  • The Vatican and Vietnam: a cordial encounter between “two families in a global village” - Agenzia Fides interviews Cardinal Pham Minh Man, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City (11 December 2009) Fides News Agency