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This choice was designed to obtain the support of Catholic missionaries and Vietnamese Catholics, who had been supporting the Catholic line of Prince Cảnh. Lê Văn Khôi further promised to protect Catholicism. [33] In 1833, the rebels took over southern Vietnam, [33] [34] with Catholics playing a large role.
Christianity was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century. [1] Christians represent a significant minority in Vietnam: Catholics and Protestants were reported to compose 7% and 2% of the country's population respectively in 2020. Christian sources purport that real percentage is 10% to 12%.
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.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km 2 (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes. [1] Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. [2]
Although according to a 1999 census most Vietnamese list themselves as having no religious affiliation, [7] religion, as defined by shared beliefs and practices, remains an integral part of Vietnamese life, [8] dictating the social behaviours and spiritual practices of Vietnamese individuals in Vietnam and abroad.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis) covers an area of 9,486 km² in the Provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa in Vietnam and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese of Hải Phòng (Latin: Dioecesis Haiphongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam.The bishop is Vincent Nguyên Văn Ban, since 2022. The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared 24 November 1960. The earliest forms of Roman Catholic institutions appeared in that territory since 1655, with
The Christ the King Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ chính tòa Kitô Vua; French: Cathédrale du Christ-Roi), also called Nha Trang Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Núi Nha Trang), is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa in Central Vietnam. [1] [2]