Fr. Nguyen was ordained to the priesthood Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul Providence. He is the son of Thuc Van Nguyen and Mo Thi Le. A native of Vietnam, he has five siblings. He prepared for the priesthood at Saint John’s Seminary and is an alumnus of Hanoi University and Kim Son A High School in Nihn Bihn, Vietnam. Fr. Doan was assigned as a summer seminarian at our parish in 2017 and was well liked when he was here; and he’s spent the past year doing ministry as a Transitional Deacon at St. Joseph’s Woonsocket (Fr. Woolley’s old parish).