Ecclesiastical province Province of Hanoi Denomination Roman Catholic Patron saint Saint Joseph Phone +84 4 3825 4424 | Metropolitan Hanoi Rite Roman Rite Area 6,000 km² Country Vietnam | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
5,620,000
346,000 (6.2%) Address 40, Đường Nhà Chung, Quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi | ||
Pierre nguyen van nhon archbishop of hanoi becomes a cardinal
Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Hanoi (Latin: Archidioecesis Hanoiensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of Roman Catholicism in Vietnam.
Contents
- Pierre nguyen van nhon archbishop of hanoi becomes a cardinal
- Suffragans
- Cathedral
- Current state
- Vicariate Apostolic of Tonking
- Vicariate Apostolic of Western Tonking
- Vicariate Apostolic of H Ni
- Archdiocese of Hanoi
- References
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. It covers an area of 7,000 km² and headed by Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (from 2010).
Suffragans
The suffragan dioceses are:
Cathedral
Saint Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese. The Cathedral was built in 1886 in neo-Gothic style. It holds several masses throughout the day and is usually crowded on weekends and religious holidays. Christmas holiday in 2004 attracted more than 4,000 visitors to the Cathedral.
Current state
By 2004, Archdiocese of Hanoi had about 282,886 believers (5.3% of the population), 59 priests and 132 parishes.
The Archdiocese of Hanoi is a "sister" diocese of Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County (USA) since 2008.
The young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Hanoi and Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam.
In November, 2006, the Cua Bac Catholic Church in Hanoi became the venue of joint worship service of the Vietnamese Catholics and Protestants with participation of the United States President George W. Bush, who was on an official visit to Vietnam. Cua Bac Church (Northern Gate Church) has regular sermons and services in English language and is often visited by expats and tourists.
In December 2007, thousands of Vietnamese Catholics marched in procession to the former apostolic nunciature in Hanoi (confiscated by the communist government in 1959) and prayed there twice aiming to return the property to the local Church. Despite their initial promise to return the nunciature building to Roman Catholic community, the authorities changed their position in September 2008 and decided to demolish the building to create a public park. The protests of Catholic community were not taken into account.
It is purported that Archbishop Emeritus Ngo Quang Kiet was pressured to retire by government officials. Archbishop Kiet denied this, saying his retirement was due to stress and insomnia. His retirement was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on May 10, 2010 and he was succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Nguyên Van Nhon.
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonking
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Tonking
Name changed 24 July 1678
Vicariate Apostolic of Hà Nôi
Name changed 3 December 1924
Archdiocese of Hanoi
Elevated 24 November 1960