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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hanoiensis

Tổng Giáo Phận đô thành Hà Nội
Catholic
Regina Pacis in front of the Hà Nội Cathedral
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHà Nội
Statistics
Area6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
8,885,360
333,200 [1] (3.7%)
Parishes189
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSaint Joseph Cathedral
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Secular priests224 (194 are diocesan, 30 are religious) [2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Bishops emeritusPierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
Archbishop Emeritus (2010–2018)

Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt Archbishop Emeritus (2005–2010)

Lorence Chu Văn Minh Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (2008–2019)
Website
Official website

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hanoiensis, Vietnamese: Tổng giáo phận đô thành Hà Nội, French: Archidiocèse Metropolitain d'Hanoï) is a Catholic metropolitan archdiocese of Vietnam. It is one of the earliest in the history of the Catholic Church in Vietnam.

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:

Cathedral

Saint Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.[3] 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.

Current state

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Hanoi had about 282,886 believers (5.3% of the population), 59 priests and 132 parishes.[4]

The Archdiocese of Hanoi is a "sister" diocese of the Diocese of Orange County (USA) since 2008.[5]

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.[6]

Among the three major churches of Hanoi are Saint Joseph Cathedral, Cua Bac Church and Hàm Long Church.

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 the 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 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.[7] The protests of the Catholic community were not taken into account.

It is purported that Archbishop Emeritus Ngo Quang Kiet was pressured to retire by government officials. Archbishop Kiet denied this, saying his retirement was due to stress and insomnia. His retirement was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on 10 May 2010 and he was succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Nguyên Van Nhon.

On 17 November 2018, 58-year-old Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên, Bishop of Hải Phòng, was appointed Archbishop of Hanoi by Pope Francis. Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Nhơn's resignation on 17 November 2018.

Ordinaries

Procession by the cathedral

Vicars Apostolic of Western Tonking (1659-1924)

Vicar apostolic Period in office Status Reference
1 Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. September 09, 1659 – 1679 Transferred to Fujian [8]
2 Bishop Jacques de Bourges, M.E.P. November 25, 1679 – August 09, 1714 Died in office
3 Bishop Edme Bélot, M.E.P. August 09, 1714 – January 02, 1717
4 Bishop François-Gabriel Guisain, M.E.P. October 03, 1718 – November 17, 1723
5 Bishop Louis Néez, M.E.P. October 08, 1738 – October 19, 1764
6 Bishop Bertrand Reydellet, M.E.P. October 19, 1764 – July 27, 1780
7 Bishop Jean Davoust, M.E.P. July 18, 1780 – August 17, 1789
8 Bishop Jacques-Benjamin Longer, M.E.P. August 17, 1789 – February 08, 1831
9 Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard, M.E.P. February 08, 1831 – July 05, 1838
– Fr. Pierre-Rose-Ursule Dumoulin-Borie, M.E.P. July 05, 1838 – November 24, 1838 Not possessed, martyred.
10 Bishop Pierre-André Retord, M.E.P. November 24, 1838 – October 22, 1858 Died in office
11 Bishop Charles-Hubert Jeantet, M.E.P. October 22, 1858 – July 24, 1866
12 Bishop Joseph-Simon Theurel, M.E.P. July 24, 1866 – November 03, 1868
13 Bishop Paul-François Puginier, M.E.P. November 03, 1868 – April 25, 1892
14 Bishop Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau, M.E.P. April 25, 1892 – December 03, 1924 Remained as Vicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi

Vicars Apostolic of Hà Nôi (1924-1960)

Vicar apostolic Period in office Status Reference
14 Bishop Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau, M.E.P. December 03, 1924 – February 07, 1935 Died in office [9]
15 Bishop François Chaize, M.E.P. February 07, 1935 – February 22, 1949
16 Bishop Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê April 18, 1950 – November 24, 1960 Remained as Archbishop of Hà Nôi

Archbishops of Hanoi (1960-present)

Bishop Coat of Arms Period in office Status Reference
1 Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê November 24, 1960 – November 27, 1978 Died in office [10]
2 Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn November 27, 1978 – May 18, 1990
– Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng May 18, 1990 – March 23, 1994 Apostolic Administrator
3 Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng March 23, 1994 – February 19, 2005 Resigned
– Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt April 15, 2003 – February 19, 2005 Apostolic Administrator sede plena
4 Archbishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt February 19, 2005 – May 13, 2010 Resigned
5 Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn May 13, 2010 – November 17, 2018
6 Bishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên November 17, 2018 – present Current archbishop

Coadjutor Archbishops

  • Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (5 February 1963 - 27 November 1978)
  • Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (22 April 2010 - 13 May 2010)

Auxiliary Bishops

  1. François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang (24 March 1981 - 3 December 1990), appointed Bishop of Thái Bình
  2. Paul Lê Đắc Trọng (23 March 1994 - 21 January 2006)
  3. Lorence Chu Văn Minh (15 October 2008 - 26 January 2019)

Other clergy who became bishops

References

  1. ^ "MA of HANOI updated statistics". gcatholic.
  2. ^ "MA of HANOI updated statistics". gcatholic.
  3. ^ GCatholic.org
  4. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  5. ^ LA Times, August 2008
  6. ^ Catholic youth accompany abandoned children, May 2006, in Asia News
  7. ^ In Hanoi, stance of repression against Catholics seems to have won, Asianews, September 2008
  8. ^ https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hano0.htm?tab=bishops. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hano0.htm?tab=bishops. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hano0.htm?tab=bishops. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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