Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (1928–2002)

Vietnamese cardinal imprisoned 13 years, author of The Road of Hope. Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận was a Vietnamese Catholic prelate who served as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, he served as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sài Gòn from 1975 to 1994 and as Bishop of Nha Trang from 1967 to 1975.