Age: 39

Birth Date: March 1, 1960.

Place of Birth: Phuloc, Huc, Vietnam.

Parents: Long Thanh Nguyen and Kim Phan Tran.

Siblings: Five brothers, seven sisters.

Education: Earned bachelor’s degree in German, 1995, from Loyola University, Chicago; completes master of divinity degree in May from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md.

Work Experience: Freelance graphic designer for four years in Chicago.

Primary Hobbies and Interests: Reading, classical music, outdoor activities including fishing and camping.

Pastoral Internships: Served in Harrisburg, Pa., from August 1998 to April 1999 at St. Francis of Assisi Church and from November 1998 to April 1999 at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church; worked at St. Pius X Church, Conyers, summer 1998; National Naval Medical Center, Washington, D.C., August 1997 to May 1998; Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale, June-August 1997.

Additional Languages: Vietnamese, German.

Particular Ministries of Interest: Working with orphans and disabled children.

First Mass: June 19 at 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale.

First Assignment: Parochial vicar at St. Michael’s Church, Gainesville, a parish of 1,453 families.

Pastor: Father William Hoffman.