And Aliens No Longer" (). Luong has been an outspoken proponent for the rights of Catholics in Vietnam. He was the first native-born Vietnamese Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States. The Vatican announced that his resignation was accepted on 20 December 2015, his 75th birthday. Death Dominic died on 6 December 2017, aged 77 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Orange County, California. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange Official Site Episcopal succession 1940 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Vietnamese Roman Catholic priests Vietnamese emigrants to the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Canisius College alumni People from Hanoi