Deacon Michael Loi SJ, 38, was born in Hue. He studied Sociology at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities before joining the Jesuit candidacy program in 2005. He was admitted to the Sacred Heart Novitiate in 2008, and after First Vows studied philosophy at Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate.
He served in Taiwan for three years during his Regency before studying theology studies at St. Robert Bellarmine School of Theology.