The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (abbreviated as CBCV; also known as the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam) is the
episcopal conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to ...
of the
Catholic bishops
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the C ...
of
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 ...
. 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.,
diocesan
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
,
coadjutor The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coadj ...
, and
auxiliary 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:
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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, Apostolic Administrator of Ha Tinh
Programmatic committees
# Committee on the Bible: Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản, Bishop of Hai Phong
# Committee on the Catholic Education: Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai, 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, Bishop of My Tho
# Committee on Culture: Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân, Bishop of Da Nang
# Committee on the Divine Worship: Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Bishop of Ba Ria
# Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith: John Đỗ Văn Ngân, Bishop of Xuan Loc
# Committee on Evangelization: Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến, 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, Bishop of Long Xuyen
# Committee on Migration: Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Joseph (Giuse) Nguyễn Chí Linh (born 22 November 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2004 and the Archbishop of Huế since 2016.
Biography
He was born Nguyễn Chí Linh in Ba Lang, Nghi Sơn, ...
, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hue
# Committee on Sacred Arts: Matthew Nguyễn Văn Khôi, 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 of Phu Cuong
# Committee on Youth: Peter Nguyễn Văn Viên, Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh
List of presidents
* Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (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 (2007 - 2013)
* Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (2013 - 2016)
*Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Joseph (Giuse) Nguyễn Chí Linh (born 22 November 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2004 and the Archbishop of Huế since 2016.
Biography
He was born Nguyễn Chí Linh in Ba Lang, Nghi Sơn, ...
(2016 - 2022)
* Joseph Nguyễn Năng (since 2022)
See also
* Catholic Church 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 Ph ...
* List of Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
References
External links
GCatholic entry
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1980 establishments in Vietnam