Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam

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Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam
Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam
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AbbreviationCBCV
HĐGMVN
Formation1964[1](for South Vietnam only)
1980 (for the reunited Vietnam)
Headquarters72/12 Tran Quoc Toan,
Ward 8, District 3,
Ho Chi Minh City
Region served
Vietnam
President
Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Websitecbcvietnam.com (English)
hdgmvietnam.com (Vietnamese)

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (abbreviated as CBCV) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Vietnam. Initially created in 1960s for the South Vietnam and officially founded in 1980 after the unification of Vietnam, the CBCV is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy (i.e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops) in Vietnam. The current president of CBCV is Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Archbishop of Hue.

Organizational structure[]

The current Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam for term 2016-2019 comprises the following committees:[2]

Standing committee[]

Programmatic committees[]

  1. Committee on the Bible: , Bishop of Nha Trang
  2. Committee on the Catholic Education: , Bishop of Xuan Loc
  3. Committee on Charitable and Social Actions - Caritas Vietnam: , Bishop of Bui Chu
  4. Committee on Clergy and Seminarians: , Bishop of Da Lat
  5. Committee on Consecrated Life: ,S.D.B., Bishop of Thai Binh
  6. Committee on Culture: , Bishop of Da Nang
  7. Committee on the Divine Worship: , Bishop of Ba Ria
  8. Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith: , Auxiliary Bishop of Xuan Loc
  9. Committee on Evangelization: , Bishop of Vinh
  10. Committee on Family: , Bishop of Lang Son and Cao Bang
  11. Committee on Justice and Peace: , O.P.,
  12. Committee on the Laity: , Bishop of Long Xuyen
  13. Committee on Migration: , Apostolic Administrator of Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh
  14. Committee on Sacred Arts: , Bishop of Quy Nhon
  15. Committee on Sacred Music: , Bishop of Ban Me Thuot
  16. Committee on Social Communications: Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước, Bishop of Phu Cuong
  17. Committee on Youth: , Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh

List of presidents[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ ‘Chinese Rites’ approved in Saigon, Catholic News Service
  2. ^ Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam: Nhân sự cho nhiệm kỳ 2016–2019

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