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Queen Of Peace Cathedral, Long Xuyên
The Queen of Peace Cathedral ( vi, Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Dức Maria Ban Hoá Binh; french: Cathédrale Reine-de-la-Paix), also called Regina Pacis Cathedral or Long Xuyên Cathedral, is a religious building that is located in Long Xuyen, capital city of the province of An Giang in the Mekong Delta region in the southwest Asian country of Vietnam. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother of the Diocese of Long Xuyên (''Dioecesis Longxuyensis'' or ''Giáo phận Long Xuyên'') which was created in 1960 by bull ''"Christi mandata"'' of Pope John XXIII. It was formally consecrated in 1974. It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu. It stands a large statue dedicated to the Virgin Mary and a tower of 55 meters high. See also *List of cathedrals in Vietnam *Roman Catholicism in Vietnam *Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon ( vi, Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đứ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên () is the capital city of An Giang province, in the Mekong Delta region of south-western Vietnam. History In 1789, a group of explorers established a small outpost in the Tam Khe canal, naming it Dong Xuyen. Sooner after a marketplace was created and named Long Xuyen, but by the 1860s the area become more well known by the Long Xuyen market than the official outpost's name. From 1877, the reach of Long Xuyen grew as the city's administration become responsible for an increasing number of neighborhoods and wards. It would not be until 1999 would Long Xuyen be designated as a formal city. Geography It is located approximately 1,950 km south of Hanoi, 189 km from Ho Chi Minh City, and 45 km from the Cambodian border. The population of Long Xuyên city is over 368,376 (2013), with an area of approximately 106.87 km². The city is subdivided to 13 commune-level subdivisions, including the wards of: Mỹ Bình, Mỹ Long, Mỹ Xuyên, Bình Kh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Long Xuyên
The diocese of Long Xuyên ( la, Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275 priests and 186 parishes. Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ... of the diocese. References Long Xuyen Christian organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Long Xuyen, Roman Catholic Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Xuyen
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An Giang
An Giang () is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the southwestern part of the country. Geography An Giang occupies a position in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu Giang and Tiền Giang branches of the Mekong River are the dominant geographical features of the province. With the exception of the west, most of An Giang is fairly flat and is criss-crossed by many canals and small rivers. This terrain has led to An Giang being a significant agricultural center, producing significant quantities of rice. The Cấm Mountains, also known as the Thất Sơn range or the "Seven Mountains", are located in the western Tịnh Biên District. Followers of the Bửu Sơn Kỳ Hương tradition, founded in An Giang in 1849, refer to these mountains as ''Bửu Sơn'', "Precious Mountains". Administrative divisions An Giang is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions: * Districts: # An Phú: 2 towns and 12 rural communes # Châu Phú: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-western region ( vi, Tây Nam Bộ, links=no), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of south-western Vietnam of over . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. Its wet coastal geography makes it an important source of agriculture and aquaculture for the country. The delta has been occupied as early as the 4th century BC. As a product of Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese, and French settlement in the region, the delta and its waterways have numerous names, including the Khmer term Bassac to refer to the lower basin and the largest river branch flowing through it. After the 1954 Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it the world's sixteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (commonly known as Saigon). Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 1963. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was one of thirteen children born to Marianna Mazzola and Giovanni Battista Roncalli in a family of sharecroppers who lived in Sotto il Monte, a village in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, as nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice. Roncalli was unexpectedly elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 76 after 11 ballots. Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cathedrals In Vietnam
This is the list of cathedrals in Vietnam. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Vietnam/ref> * Mary Mother of God Cathedral in Bà Rịa of Bà Rịa diocese * Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bắc Ninh of Bắc Ninh diocese * Sacred Heart Cathedral in Buôn Ma Thuột of Buôn Ma Thuột diocese * Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Nam Định of Bùi Chu diocese * Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ of Cần Thơ diocese * St Nicholas of Bari Cathedral in Da Lat of Đà Lạt diocese * Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang of Đà Nẵng diocese * St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi of Hà Nội archdiocese * Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Hải Phòng of Hải Phòng diocese * Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế of Huế archdiocese * St. Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral in Sơn Tây of Hưng Hoá diocese * Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Kon Tum of Kon Tum diocese * St Joseph’s Cathedral in Lạng Sơn of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Vietnam
The Catholic Church in Vietnam is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of bishops in Vietnam who are in communion with the pope in Rome. Vietnam has the fifth largest Catholic population in Asia, after the Philippines, India, China and Indonesia. There are about 7 million Catholics in Vietnam, representing 7.0% of the total population. There are 27 dioceses (including three archdioceses) with 2,228 parishes and 2,668 priests. Based on individual diocesan statistics variously reported in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The main liturgical rites employed in Vietnam are those of the . History Early periods [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica Of Saigon
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon ( vi, Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Bà Sài Gòn or ; french: Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saïgon), officially Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception ( vi, Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Mẹ Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội; french: Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée Conception) is a cathedral located in the downtown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established by French colonists who initially named it the ''Church of Saigon'' (french: l'Eglise de Saïgon), the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. The name ''Notre-Dame Cathedral'' has been used since 1959. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet). History Following the French conquest of Cochinchina and Saigon, the Roman Catholic Church established a community and religious services for French colonialists. The first church was built on today's Ngo Duc Ke Street, but it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Cathedrals In Vietnam
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