The new prelate was born on October 14, 1953 in Quảng Trường Village of Quảng Xương Disctrict, in the diocese of Thanh Hóa.
He was the second child in a family of 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls.
He attended the Simon Hòa minor seminary and the major seminary of Đà Lạt. He then continued his studies at the Pontifical Saint Pius X College in Đà Lạt before completing his priestly formation at the Saint Joseph major seminary in Sàigòn.
He was ordained a priest on 27 June 1992, for the diocese of Da Lat.
In 2012, he held a leadership course at the East Asian Pastoral Institute in Manila, Philippines.
Since priestly ordination, he has held the following positions in the diocese of Đà Lạt: vicar of the parish of Tân Thành, Bảo Lộc (1992-2001); vicar of the parish of Tân Bùi, Bảo Lộc (2001-2005); parish priest of Tân Bùi, Bảo Lộc (2005-2015); and parish priest and dean of Madagui Deanery (since 2015), Judicial Vicar of the Marriage Tribunal (2010 – 2017), and Vice Rector of Minh Hòa seminary.
Beyond the border of Đà Lạt, he has also held the following positions: Vice Director of Eparchial Catechetical commission of the ecclesiastical province of Sàigòn (2005 – 2014) before heading the commission since 2014, and, and being appointed Vice Chairman of Committee on Catechism of the Vietnamese Episcopal Conference on the same year.