Eastern Orthodoxy in Vietnam
Eastern Orthodoxy in Vietnam is represented by 3
The earliest parish in Vung Tau was opened in 2002 with the blessing of the
Russian Orthodox Church in Vietnam
The Chairman of Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Kirill (since 2009
Since that time representatives of
In 2007, the mission of the Russian Orthodox Church organized Easter divine services in Vung Tau, General Consulate of Russia in Ho Chi Minh City and the Russian Center of science and culture in Hanoi.[3]
In April, 2010, the delegation of the foreign relations department of the Russian Orthodox Church organized and conducted regular Easter services in Our Lady of Kazan icon parish in Vungtau.[4]
The Russian Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia was established on December 28, 2018, by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.[5] Included in jurisdiction of that Exarchate new Philippinian-Vietnamese eparchy (Diocese) contains 3 parishes in Vietnam:
- Parish of Our Lady of Kazan in Vung Tau (established in 2002),
- Parish of Xenia of Saint Petersburg in Hanoi (established in 2019),
- Parish of Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary in Ho Chi Minh city (established in 2019).
Metropolitan of Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut Paul (Pavel Fokin) is governing hierarch of the Philippinian-Vietnamese eparchy (by February 2020).
Other Eastern Orthodox Churches
Vietnam is also mentioned as territory under the jurisdiction of the
See also
References
- ^ "Заседание Священного Синода 26-27 декабря 2001 года", Russian Orthodox Church's Department for External Church Relations web-site, in Russian.
- ^ "Богослужения Страстной седмицы и Пасхи были совершены во Вьетнаме", Educational Orthodox Society "Russia in colors", 2006, in Russian.
- ^ "Во Вьетнаме на Страстной и Светлой Седмицах состоялись православные богослужения", Orthodoxy in Far East, April 2007, in Russian.
- ^ "Во Вьетнаме прошло Пасхальное богослужение", Official web-site of Moscow Patriarchate, April 2010, in Russian.
- ^ Russian Orthodox Church official site, December 28, 2018, in English.