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Neon lighting is today common in many churches for decoration. The first Vietnamese bishop, Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng, was consecrated in 1933 at St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XI. [19] The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam was founded in 1980.
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.
The construction was completed two years later and was called "Saigon Church". When the wooden church was damaged by termites, all church services were held in the guest-chamber of the French Governor's Palace, which turned into a seminary until the Notre-Dame Cathedral was completed. After the design competition, bids were accepted for ...
Hàm Long Church (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Hàm Long, French: Église Hàm Long), officially Church of St. Anthony of Padua (French: Église Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue), is a Roman Catholic church in the center district Hoàn Kiếm of Hanoi, Vietnam. The church was built at the end of the 19th century near an old street named Hàm Long from which ...
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. [1]
Cửa Bắc Church ("Northern Gate Church", Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Cửa Bắc, French: Église Cửa Bắc) is a Roman Catholic church in Hanoi, Vietnam.Originally named as Church of Our Lady of the Martyrs (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Nữ Vương Các Thánh Tử Đạo), the church was built in 1931 by the French administration of Indochina as a part of the Hanoi's urban plan supervised by ...
The Phát Diệm Cathedral (Vietnamese: Nhà thờ chính tòa Phát Diệm) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm, located in Kim Sơn District of Ninh Bình Province in Vietnam. The architecture of the church – built in stone and wood in 1891 – is an eclectic blend of Vietnamese and European architectural styles.
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