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During the Vietnam War, the US backed a Catholic named Ngô Đình Diệm for his leadership of South Vietnam. The US assumed that Diem would protect freedom of religion in South Vietnam, due to his deep faith, but instead he used his power to suppress Buddhism (which was the majority religion of South Vietnam) and promote Catholicism. [8]
According to the official statistics, in 2014, the estimated number of Caodaists is 4.4 million, it was a dramatic increase of 1.2 million followers or an increase of 37.5%. Country Information and Guidance — Vietnam: Religious minority groups. December 2014.
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as officially recognized by the Vietnamese government. [1] Each ethnicity has their own unique language, traditions, and culture. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh 85.32%, Tay 1.92%, Thái 1.89%, Mường 1.51%, Hmong 1.45%, Khmer 1.32%, Nùng 1.13%, Dao 0.93%, Hoa 0.78%, with all others accounting for the remaining 3.7% (2019 census). [2]
Location Year/century Remarks Al Rahim Mosque: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City: 1885 Mosque of the people of Malaysia and Indonesia Al Noor Mosque: Hoàn Kiếm district, Hanoi: 1905 Al Ehsan Mosque: Châu Đốc, An Giang Province 1937 Mosque of Cham people: Hue Indian Mosque: Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế province: 1921 Mosque of Hue people and ...
The Cao Đài faith (Vietnamese: Đạo Cao Đài "Way of the Highest Power") is an organised monotheistic Vietnamese folk religion formally established in the city of Tây Ninh in southern Vietnam in 1926. [24] [2] The full name of the religion is Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ ("Great Way [of the] Third Time [of] Redemption"). [24]
At least 50% of the current Protestant population is composed of members of tribal groups; the Vietnamese government's treatments towards them is varied. [1] The tribal Protestants in Northern Vietnam do not face government persecution, but Protestant southern tribe members, notably the Hmong and H're, suffer from some religious persecution.
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This group is commonly referred to as the Cham Bani. The other group is located in the southern Mekong Delta, with a population of around 64,000. [52] The Cham Muslims of the Mekong Delta reside around the area of Châu Đốc in An Giang Province, close to the Cambodian border.