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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 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
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.
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam: [1] Mary Mother of God Cathedral in Bà Rịa of Bà Rịa diocese; Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bắc Ninh of Bắc Ninh diocese; Sacred Heart Cathedral in Buôn Ma Thuột of Buôn Ma Thuột diocese; Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Nam Định of Bùi Chu diocese
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]
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 the English language and ...
The modern Vietnamese alphabet chữ Quốc ngữ was created by Portuguese and Italian Jesuit missionaries and institutionalized by Alexandre de Rhodes with the first printing of Catholic texts in Vietnamese in 1651, but not the Bible. Some New Testament extracts were translated and printed in catechisms in Thailand in 1872.