The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (abbreviated as CBCV; also known as the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam) is the

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of the

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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 i ...

. Initially created in 1960s for South Vietnam, and officially re-founded in 1980 after the reunification of Vietnam, the CBCV is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e.,

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, coadjutor, and

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bishops) in Vietnam. The current president of CBCV is Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.

Organizational structure

The current Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam for term 2022-2025 comprises the following committees:Biên bản Đại hội lần thứ XV của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam
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Standing committee

* President: Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City * Vice President: Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ha Noi * Secretary General: Josheph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, Bishop of Phan Thiet * Deputy General Secretary:

Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also

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, Apostolic Administrator of Ha Tinh

Programmatic committees

# Committee on the Bible:

Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

, Bishop of Hai Phong # Committee on the Catholic Education:

Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, Bishop of Vinh Long # Committee on Charitable and Social Actions - Caritas Vietnam: Thomas Aquinas Vũ Đình Hiệu, Bishop of Bui Chu # Committee on Clergy and Seminarians: Joshep Đỗ Quang Khang, Coadjutor bishop of Bac Ninh # Committee on Consecrated Life:

Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, Bishop of My Tho # Committee on Culture:

Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, Bishop of Da Nang # Committee on the Divine Worship:

Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, Bishop of Ba Ria # Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith:

John Đỗ Văn Ngân John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, Bishop of Xuan Loc # Committee on Evangelization:

Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

, Bishop of Hung Hoa # Committee on Family: Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh, Bishop of Da Lat # Committee on Justice and Peace: Joshep Nguyễn Đức Cường, Bishop of Thanh Hoa # Committee on the Laity:

Joseph Trần Văn Toản Joseph Trần Văn Toản (born 7 April 1955) is a Vietnamese Catholic bishop, currently serving as the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên, Long Xuyên since 2019. Biography Early life and education Joseph Trần Văn To ...

, Bishop of Long Xuyen # Committee on Migration: Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hue # Committee on Sacred Arts:

Matthew Nguyễn Văn Khôi Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

, Bishop of Quy Nhon # Committee on Sacred Music: Aloisius Nguyễn Hùng Vị, Bishop of Kon Tum # Committee on Social Communications:

Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước Bishop Giuse Nguyễn Tấn Tước is a Vietnamese people, Vietnamese prelate. He is the current Roman Catholic Diocese of Phu Cuong, Bishop of Phú Cường and the Head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, Episcopal Committee on So ...

, Bishop of Phu Cuong # Committee on Youth: Peter Nguyễn Văn Viên, Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh

List of presidents

Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (September 1, 1910 – July 1, 1995) was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, Archbishop of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) from 1960 until his death ...

(1966 - 1980) * Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1980 - 1990) * Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (1990 - 1995) * Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tụng (1995 - 2001) * Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa (2001 - 2007) *

Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn ( vi, Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Nhơn; born 1 April 1938) is a Viet Nam, Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi, Archdiocese of Hanoi from May 2010 ...

(2007 - 2013) *

Paul Bùi Văn Đọc Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (11 November 1944 – 6 March 2018) was a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City from 2014 to 2018 and the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vi ...

(2013 - 2016) * Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (2016 - 2022) * Joseph Nguyễn Năng (since 2022)

References

External links

GCatholic entry
{{Authority control V * 1980 establishments in Vietnam