| Archdiocese of Hanoi Archidioecesis Hanoiensis |
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Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hanoi |
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| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Hanoi |
| Metropolitan | Hanoi |
| Population - Catholics |
331,759 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Archbishop of Hanoi |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Lorence Chu Văn Minh |
| Website | |
| tgphanoi.org | |
Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Hanoi (Latin: Archidioecesis Hanoiensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of Roman Catholicism in Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. It covers an area of 7,000 km² and headed by Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (from 2010).
The suffragan dioceses are:
Saint Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.[1] The Cathedral was built in 1886 in neo-Gothic style. It holds several masses throughout the day and is usually crowded on weekends and religious holidays. Christmas holiday in 2004 attracted more than 4,000 visitors to the Cathedral.
By 2004, 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 Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County (USA) since 2008[3].
The young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Hanoi and Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam.[4]
In November, 2006, the Cua Bac Catholic Church in Hanoi became the venue of joint worship service of the Vietnamese Catholics and Protestants with participation of the United States President George W. Bush, who was on an official visit to Vietnam. Cua Bac Church (Northern Gate Church) has regular sermons and services in English language and is often visited by expats and tourists.
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 Roman Catholic community, the authorities changed their position in September 2008 and decided to demolish the building to create a public park[5]. The protests of Catholic community were not taken into account.
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