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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hanoiensis, Vietnamese: Tổng giáo phận đô thành Hà Nội, French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain d'Hanoï) is a Catholic metropolitan archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of the Catholic Church in Vietnam.
The Catholic Church in Vietnam comprises solely a Latin rite hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, comprising three metropolitan archdioceses and 24 suffragan dioceses. There are no Eastern Catholic, (missionary) pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
Cửa Bắc Church, Hanoi. Chợ Quán Church in Saigon. Neon lighting is today common in many churches for decoration. The first Vietnamese bishop, Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng, was consecrated in 1933 at St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XI. [19] The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam was founded in 1980.
The earliest forms of Roman Catholic institutions appeared in that territory since 1655, with French and Spanish missionaries until the middle of the 20th century. [4] [full citation needed] The diocese covers an area of 10,000 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
' Grand Cathedral of Hanoi ', Nhà thờ Chính tòa Thánh Giuse; French: Cathédrale Saint-Joseph d'Hanoï) is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival (Neo-Gothic style) church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The diocese covers an area of 17,815 km 2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004, the diocese had 6,078 believers (0.5% of the population), 4 priests and 11 parishes. [ 6 ] Saint Dominic Cathedral in Lạng Sơn has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese . [ 7 ]
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi (11 P) Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City (10 P) Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hue (6 P)