Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hanoiensis Tổng Giáo Phận đô thành Hà Nội | |
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Catholic | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
Bishops emeritus | Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Archbishop Emeritus (2010-2018) Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt Archbishop Emeritus (2005-2010) |
Website | |
Official website |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi (
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 7,000 km2 and has been led by Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên since November 2018.
Suffragans
The suffragan dioceses are:
- Diocese of Bắc Ninh
- Diocese of Bùi Chu
- Diocese of Hải Phòng
- Diocese of Thái Bình
- Diocese of Lạng Sơn & Cao Bằng
- Diocese of Hưng Hóa
- Diocese of Phát Diệm
- Diocese of Thanh Hóa
- Diocese of Vinh
- Diocese of Hà Tĩnh
Cathedral
Current state
By 2004, the Archdiocese of Hanoi had about 282,886 believers (5.3% of the population), 59 priests and 132 parishes.[2]
The Archdiocese of Hanoi is a "sister" diocese of the Diocese of Orange County (USA) since 2008.[3]
The young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Hanoi and
Among the three major churches of Hanoi are
In November 2006, the
In December 2007, thousands of Vietnamese Catholics marched in procession to the former apostolic nunciature in Hanoi (confiscated by the communist government in 1959) and prayed there twice aiming to return the property to the local Church. Despite their initial promise to return the nunciature building to the Catholic community, the authorities changed their position in September 2008 and decided to convert the building into a library and create a public park around it.[5] The protests of the Catholic community were not taken into account.
It is purported that
On 17 November 2018, 58-year-old
Ordinaries
Vicariate Apostolic of Tonking
- François Pallu (29 July 1658 - 15 April 1680), Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Tonking
Name changed 24 July 1678[6]
- Jacques de Bourges (25 November 1679 - 9 August 1714 Died)
- Edme Bélot (9 August 1714, Succeeded - 2 January 1717 Died)
- François-Gabriel Guisain (3 December 1718 - 17 November 1723 Died)
- Louis Néez (8 October 1738 - 19 October 1764 Died)
- Bertrand Reydellet (19 October 1764, Succeeded - 27 July 1780 Died)
- Jean Davoust (18 July 1780, Succeeded - 17 August 1789 Died)
- Jacques-Benjamin Longer (17 August 1789, Succeeded - 8 February 1831 Died)
- Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard (8 February 1831, Succeeded - 5 July 1838 Died)
- Pierre Dumoulin-Borie (30 January 1836 - 24 November 1838 Died)
- Pierre-André Retord (24 November 1838 - 22 October 1858 Died)
- Charles-Hubert Jeantet (22 October 1858, Succeeded - 24 July 1866 Died)
- Joseph-Simon Theurel (24 July 1866, Succeeded - 3 November 1868 Died)
- Paul-François Puginier (3 November 1868, Succeeded - 25 April 1892 Died)
- Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau (25 April 1892, Succeeded - 3 December 1924)
Vicariate Apostolic of Hà Nôi
Name changed 3 December 1924[6]
- Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau (3 December 1924 - 7 February 1935 Died)
- François Chaize (7 February 1935, Succeeded - 23 February 1949 Died)
- Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê(18 April 1950 - 24 November 1960)
Archdiocese of Hanoi
Elevated 24 November 1960[6]
- Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê (24 November 1960 - 27 November 1978)
- Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (27 November 1978 - 18 May 1990) (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 February 1963 - 27 November 1978)
- Cardinal Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (23 March 1994 - 19 February 2005) (Apostolic Administrator: 5 July 1990 - 23 March 1994)
- Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt (19 February 2005 - 13 May 2010) (Apostolic Administrator: 26 April 2003 - 19 February 2005)
- Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (13 May 2010 - 17 November 2018) (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 April 2010 - 13 May 2010)
- Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (17 November 2018 – present)
Auxiliary Bishops
- François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang (24 March 1981 - 3 December 1990), appointed Bishop of Thái Bình
- Paul Lê Đắc Trọng (23 March 1994 - 21 January 2006)
- Lorence Chu Văn Minh (15 October 2008 - 26 January 2019)
References
- ^ GCatholic.org
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
- ^ LA Times, August 2008
- ^ Catholic youth accompany abandoned children, May 2006, in Asia News
- ^ In Hanoi, stance of repression against Catholics seems to have won, Asianews, September 2008
- ^ a b c Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Hà Nôi" retrieved 8 November 2015