Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hanoi

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Hanoiensis

Tổng Giáo Phận đô thành Hà Nội
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hanoi
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHà Nội
Statistics
Area6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
8,732,000
325,000 (3.7%)
Parishes174
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSt. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Secular priests170
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[edit]

The suffragan dioceses are:

Cathedral[edit]

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.

Current state[edit]

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 Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam.[4]

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.[5] 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.

Bishops[edit]

Procession by the cathedral

Vicars Apostolic of Tonking[edit]

Vicars Apostolic of Western Tonking[edit]

Name changed 24 July 1678[6]

  • Jacques de Bourges MEP (25 November 1679 - 9 August 1714)
  • Edme Bélot MEP (9 August 1714, Succeeded - 2 January 1717)
  • François-Gabriel Guisain MEP (3 December 1718 - 17 November 1723)
  • Louis Néez MEP (8 October 1738 - 19 October 1764 Died)
  • Bertrand Reydellet MEP (19 October 1764, Succeeded - 27 July 1780 Died)
  • Jean Davoust MEP (18 July 1780, Succeeded - 17 August 1789 Died)
  • Jacques-Benjamin Longer MEP (17 August 1789, Succeeded - 8 February 1831 Died)
  • Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard MEP (8 February 1831, Succeeded - 5 July 1838 Died)
  • Pierre Dumoulin-Borie MEP (30 January 1836 - 24 November 1838 Died)
  • Pierre-André Retord MEP (24 November 1838 - 22 October 1858 Died)
  • Charles-Hubert Jeantet MEP (22 October 1858, Succeeded - 24 July 1866 Died)
  • Joseph-Simon Theurel MEP (24 July 1866, Succeeded - 3 November 1868 Died)
  • Paul-François Puginier MEP (3 November 1868, Succeeded - 25 April 1892 Died)
  • Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau MEP (25 April 1892, Succeeded - 3 December 1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Hà Nôi[edit]

Name changed 3 December 1924[6]

  • Pierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau MEP (3 December 1924 - 7 February 1935 Died)
  • François Chaize MEP (7 February 1935, Succeeded - 23 February 1949 Died)
  • Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê (18 April 1950 - 24 November 1960)

Archbishops of Hanoi[edit]

Elevated 24 November 1960[6]

  1. Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê (24 November 1960 - 27 November 1978) (elevated to Cardinal in 1976)
  2. Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (27 November 1978 - 18 May 1990) (elevated to Cardinal in 1979)
  3. Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (23 March 1994 - 19 February 2005), before as Apostolic administrator (5 July 1990 - 23 March 1994) (elevated to Cardinal in 1994)
  4. Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt (19 February 2005 - 13 May 2010), before as Apostolic administrator (26 April 2003 - 19 February 2005)
  5. Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (13 May 2010 - 17 November 2018) (elevated to Cardinal in 2015)
  6. Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên (17 November 2018 – present)

Coadjutor Archbishops[edit]

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

Auxiliary Bishops[edit]

  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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ GCatholic.org
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  3. ^ LA Times, August 2008
  4. ^ Catholic youth accompany abandoned children, May 2006, in Asia News
  5. ^ In Hanoi, stance of repression against Catholics seems to have won, Asianews, September 2008
  6. ^ a b c Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Hà Nôi" retrieved 8 November 2015

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