Roman Catholicism in Vietnam
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The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
Vietnam has the fourth-largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India and China. There are over five million Catholics in the country which is around 6% of the total population. There are 26 dioceses including three archdioceses.
Jesuit missionary Alexandre De Rhodes created in 17th century a written system of Vietnamese language largely using the Roman alphabet - it is used today and now called Quốc Ngữ (national language).
Vietnam and the Vatican currently do not have diplomatic relations with each other. However, there have been meetings between leaders of the two states, inclulding a visit by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to the Vatican to meet Pope Benedict XVI on January 25, 2007. In March, 2007, a Vatican delegation is scheduled to meet with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi, Vietnam.
[edit] External links
- The Catholic Church in Vietnam by Giga-Catholic Information
- Vatican Delegation Goes to Vietnam AP article regarding diplomatic meetings
- Vietnamese Catholic Network in Vietnamese
- Vietnamese Catholic Links
[edit] See also
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