词条 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City |
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|jurisdiction = Archdiocese |name = Ho Chi Minh city |local = {{lang|vi|Tổng Giáo phận Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh}} {{lang|fr|Archidiocèse d'Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville}} |latin = Archidioecesis Hochiminhopolitana |image = Basílica de Nuestra Señora, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 03.JPG |image_size = 230px |caption = Ho Chi Minh city Cathedral |country = {{flag|Vietnam}} |metropolitan = Ho Chi Minh city |sui_iuris_church = Latin Church |rite = Roman Rite |cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception |cocathedral = |area_km2 = 2,093 |population = 7,395,078 |population_as_of = 2014 |catholics = 683,988 |catholics_percent= 9.2 |parishes = 200 |priests = |pope = {{Incumbent pope}} | apostolic_admin = Joseph Do Manh Hung |metro_archbishop = |bishop_title = Archbishop |emeritus_bishops = Phạm Minh Mẫn |auxiliary_bishops = Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan |website = {{URL|http://tgpsaigon.net/}} }} The Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon; {{lang-vi|Tổng giáo phận Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh}}, {{lang-fr|Archidiocèse d'Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville}}, {{lang-la|Archidioecesis Hochiminhopolitana}}) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory 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 declared November 23, 1976. It covers an area of 2,390 km². The suffragan dioceses are:
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 of Ho Chi Minh city is a "sister" diocese of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (USA) since 2008.[3] The Archdiocese ministers often take part in international exchanges and contacts, though with special permission of the Vietnamese authorities. 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] CathedralNotre 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]OrdinariesApostolic Vicars of Western Cochin
Apostolic Vicars of Saigon
Archbishops of Ho Chi Minh CityFrom 1960 to 1976, the archbishop was titled Archbishop of Saigon.
See also
References1. ^GCatholic.org 2. ^Catholic Hierarchy Directory 3. ^LA Times, August 2008 4. ^"Catholic youth accompany abandoned children", May 2006, in Asia News 5. ^"More than 7,000 young people take part in Saigon diocese's Youth day", Asia News on Vietnam, December 2007 6. ^"More than 7 thousand faithful gather to reflect on God's compassion", Asia News, March 2008 7. ^"Ho Chi Minh City, Catholics at work against AIDS and prostitution", Asia News, February 2008 8. ^Images of Notre Dame Cathedral, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University External links
4 : Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam|Ho Chi Minh City|Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Vietnam|Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City |
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