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Charles Bishop Kuralt (September 10, 1934 [1] – July 4, 1997) was an American television, newspaper and radio journalist and author. [2] [3] He is most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen years. [4]
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]
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.
Bishop Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. December 03, 1924 – September 03, 1935 Resigned [9] 2 Bishop Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng September 03, 1935 – June 08, 1945 3 Bishop Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. June 14, 1945 – 1959 4 Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo January 24, 1959 – November 24, 1960 Remained as bishop of Phát Diệm.
Upon his return to Vietnam, Diep taught at a local seminary and served as a pastor of Tắc Sậy parish for 16 years. [3] He also founded many parishes in Cambodia and Vietnam. [4] Diep was arrested and killed in 1946 by two of three Japanese soldiers who, after the 1945 surrender of Japan, defected to Cao Đài general Cao Trường Phát.
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 ...
Missionary Society of Việt Nam: Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, Bishop of Vinh Aside from committee roles, Bishop Joseph Bùi Công Trác assists Archbishop Thiên, Vice President of the Bishops' Conference, with financial management, and Bishop Peter Lê Tấn Lợi was elected Vice Chairman of the Committee on Migration on the first annual ...
Bishop Coat of Arms Period in office Status Reference 1: Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975: Resigned [2] 2: Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc: October 02, 1975 – April 08, 1995 3: Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung: April 08, 1995 – July 16, 2003 4: Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh: July 16, 2003 – October ...