Sacred Heart Cathedral, Buôn Ma Thuột
Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
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Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur | |
Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Tâm Chúa Giêsu | |
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Location | Buôn Ma Thuột |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
History | |
Founded | 1957 |
Dedication | 1958 |
The Sacred Heart Cathedral[1] (Vietnamese: Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Tâm Chúa Giêsu; French: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur) also called Buôn Ma Thuột Cathedral is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is found in 2 Phan Chu Trinh in the city of Buon Ma Thuot,[2] capital of Dak Lak province in the southern part of the Asian country of Vietnam.
Construction of the church began in 1957 and was completed the following year[3] with space for 1,200 faithful seated.
The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the principal church of the Diocese of Ban Me Thuot (Dioecesis Banmethuotensis or Giáo phận Ban Mê Thuột) which was created in 1967 by Pope Paul VI by bull Qui Dei benignitate.
The Cathedral is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản.
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Vietnam
- Sacred Heart Cathedral (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ban Mê Thuột
- ^ "Bishop Vincent Van Ban Nguyen | Bishop of Ban Me Thuot Diocese Vincent Van Ban Nguyen | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ Office, WCBCV. "Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột | Dioceses | Church in Vietnam | Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam | CBCVietNam.org". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Vietnam
- Buon Ma Thuot
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1958
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Vietnam