Fr. Viet Nguyen, 39, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston who was ordained in June 2024. A former dental hygienist, Fr. Viet was born and raised in Houston to parents who were refugees from Vietnam. The death of a close loved one in 2014 caused him to rethink how he was living his life and how he was called to love others. After a brief period of discernment and intense prayer and reversion to the Catholic faith, Fr. Viet entered St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, where he was formed for seven years. He is currently a parochial vicar for St. Anthony of Padua in The Woodlands, TX.