Catholic ChurchinSocialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) |
Also known as: le Vietnam (français), le Viêt Nam (français), Vietnam (Deutsch, español, Italiano), Wietnam (polski), Vietname (Português), Vietnã (Português), 越南 (正體中文), ベトナム (日本語), Việt Nam (Tiếng Việt), Vietnamia (latine)
Roman Rite (27): Ba Ria, Bac Ninh, Ban Mê Thuôt, Bùi Chu, Cân Tho, Đà Lat, Đà Nang, Hà Nôi, Hà Tĩnh, Hai Phòng, Huê, Hung Hoá, Kontum, Lang Són et Cao Bang, Long Xuyên, My Tho, Nha Trang, Phan Thiêt, Phát Diêm, Phú Cuong, Quy Nhon, Thái Bính, Thanh Hoá, Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Vinh, Vinh Long, Xuân Lôc
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Apostolic Delegation: Vietnam
Conference of Bishops: Hội Đông Giám Mục Việt Nam
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)
Religions: Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, none 81.8%
Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Ethnic Groups: Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3%
Motto: Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc (Vietnamese) (Independence, Liberty and Happiness)
Area: 331,689 km²
Catholic Population: 7,278,000 Catholics (7.4% of 98,506,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 3,420 parishes, 462 mission stations (38 with resident priest, 424 without resident priest), 1,353 other centres
Clergy: 47 bishops (24 diocesan, 23 titular), 6,854 priests (4,821 diocesan, 2,033 religious), 38 permanent deacons (14 diocesan, 24 religious)
Non-Clergy: 29,668 religious (4,218 brothers, 25,450 sisters), 717 members of secular institutes (3 brothers, 714 sisters), 4,478 major seminarians, 5,968 missionaries, 71,164 catechists
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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