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This is the list of cathedrals in Vietnam. Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica in Ho Chi Minh City. ... Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam: [1]
Vietnam has the fifth largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India, China and Indonesia. There are about 7 million Catholics in Vietnam, representing 7.4% of the total population. [1] There are 27 dioceses (including three archdioceses) with 2,228 parishes and 2,668 priests. [2]
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Vietnam (8 P) This page was last edited on 29 June 2016, at 13:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cathedrals in Vietnam" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Phủ Cam Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Chính tòa Phủ Cam) is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Huế, Vietnam, and seat of the Archdiocese of Huế.Built in almost 40 years (1963—2000) at the site where a Catholic church has existed since the 17th century, this church is one of the largest in Huế.
From that point, the church was called Notre-Dame Cathedral. In 1960, Pope John XXIII erected Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam and assigned archbishops to Hanoi, Huế and Saigon. The cathedral was titled Saigon Chief Cathedral. In 1962, Pope John XXIII anointed the Saigon Chief Cathedral, and conferred it the status of a basilica.
The cathedral is named after Joseph, the patron saint of Vietnam. Construction began in 1884, with an architectural style resembling the Notre Dame de Paris . The church was one of the first structures built by the colonial government of French Indochina when it opened in December, 1886 and is the oldest church in Hanoi.
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Vietnam (8 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic cathedrals in Asia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.