Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city
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Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Ho Chi Minh city (former Saigon) (Latin, Archidioecesis Hochiminhopolitanus) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in the South of Vietnam. It is the biggest by population in the country.
The renaming former Archdiocese of Saigon to Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city was decalared November 23, 1976. It covers an area of 2,390 km² and headed by Cardinal-Priest of Saint Giustino, Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (from 1998), who was previously a coadjutor bishop of My Tho.
The suffragan dioceses are:
- Diocese of Ba Ria
- Diocese of Cân Tho
- Diocese of Da Lat
- Diocese of Long Xuyên
- Diocese of My Tho
- Diocese of Phan Thiet
- Diocese of Phu Cuong
- Diocese of Vinh Long
- Diocese of Xuan Loc.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica in Ho Chi Minh City has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.[1]
By 2004, Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city had about 602,478 believers (11.0% of the population), 519 priests and 195 parishes.[2]
The Archdiocese ministers often take part in international exchanges and contacts, though with special permission of the Vietnamese authorities.[3]
The young catholics from the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city and Archdiocese of Hanoi formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam.[4] The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City regularly organizes special mass events including the Youth Day in December 2007, which was attended by more than 7 000 young people, who take part in volunteer and charitable activities[5], and two prayer vigils "God is rich in compassion" in March 2008 with the participation of several thousand faithful[6].
There is a center of social work organized by the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, which consists of priests, laypeople and members of sivil groups. The center is occupied with three main problems: helping street children, activities to reduce HIV/AIDS level and help its victims, social and psychological work with prostitutes to get them off the streets[7].
[edit] Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City is considered to be one of the main city attractions and one of the most beautiful buildings in all Vietnam. It was built in 1877 - 1880 by the French architect J. Bourad, has a Neo-Romanesque facade with twin towers and a statue of the Virgin Mary in the center front.[8]
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[edit] References
- ^ Giga Catholic Information
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
- ^ National Catholic Reporter, June 2004
- ^ Catholic youth accompany abandoned children, May 2006, in Asia News
- ^ Asia News on Vietnam, December 2007
- ^ More than 7 thousand faithful gather to reflect on God's compassion, AsiaNews
- ^ Ho Chi Minh City, Catholics at work against AIDS and prostitution
- ^ Images of Notre Dame Cathedral
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