Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam
Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam
Conferentia Episcoporum Vietnamiae
AbbreviationCBCV
HĐGMVN
Formation1964 (for South Vietnam only) [1]
1980 (for the reunited Vietnam)[2]
Headquarters72/12 Tran Quoc Toan,
Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3,
Ho Chi Minh City
Region served
Vietnam
Official language
Vietnamese, Latin, English
President
Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Websitehdgmvietnam.com (Vietnamese)

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam (abbreviated as CBCV; also known as the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Vietnam. 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, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops) in Vietnam. The current president of CBCV is Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City.

  1. ^ ‘Chinese Rites’ approved in Saigon, Catholic News Service
  2. ^ "Biên niên sử của Giáo hội Công giáo Việt Nam".

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