Paul Seitz

{{Short description|Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church (1919–2011)}}

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| type = Bishop

| name = Paul-Léon Seitz

| title = Bishop Diocese of Kontum (Emeritus)

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

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| diocese =

| see = Diocese of Kontum

| term = 1952–1975

| predecessor = Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion

| successor = Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc

| ordination = 4 July 1937

| ordained_by = Georges-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye

| consecration = 3 October 1952

| consecrated_by = John Jarlath Dooley

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|12|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Le Havre, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|2|23|1906|12|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Paris, France

| previous_post = Priest}}

{{For|the French footballer and coach|Paul Seitz (footballer)}}

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.

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Category:1906 births

Category:1984 deaths

Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Vietnam

Category:Participants in the Second Vatican Council

Category:French Roman Catholic bishops in Asia

Category:Kon Tum province

Category:People of the Vietnam War

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