Paul Seitz

Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church (1919–2011)

Paul-Léon Seitz
Bishop Diocese of Kontum (Emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Kontum
In office	1952–1975
Predecessor	Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion
Successor	Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc
Orders
Ordination	4 July 1937 by Georges-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye
Consecration	3 October 1952 by John Jarlath Dooley
Personal details
Born	(1906-12-22)22 December 1906 Le Havre, France
Died	23 February 1984(1984-02-23) (aged 77) Paris, France
Previous post(s)	Priest

Paul-Léon Seitz (22 December 1906 - 23 February 1984) was a French bishop in the Catholic Church. He was ordained as a bishop in 1952 and named as the titular bishop of the church's Catula titular see. From 1960 to 1975, he served as the Bishop of Kontum, a Central Highlands region of Vietnam known for its Montagnard tribes.

Seitz was dedicated to medical and social welfare for the Montagnaard people. He was active in fundraising efforts on behalf of the tribespeople, securing donations from England and the United States.

During the Vietnam War, Seitz sought relief for the many thousands of refugees that were displaced by the Viet Cong.

References

Cheney, David M. "The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church"
Hickey, Gerald Cannon. (2003). Window on a War: An Anthropologist in the Vietnam Conflict, Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press
Seitz, Paul L. (1975). Men of Dignity: The Montagnards of South Vietnam, Bar-le-Duc, France: Imprimerie Saint-Paul