Catholic Church in Vietnam

Catholic Church in Vietnam
Giáo hội Công giáo Việt Nam
The Cathedrals of Phát Diệm, Bùi Chu, Hanoi, and Saigon represent various architectural styles of Vietnamese, Baroque, Gothic, and Romanesque.
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Latin
Scripture	Bible
Polity	Episcopal
Governance	Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam
Pope	Francis
CBCV President	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Apostolic Delegation	Marek Zalewski
Associations	Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (in Vietnamese Fatherland Front), state-controlled
Language	Vietnamese, Latin
Headquarters	72/12 Trần Quốc Toản Street, Võ Thị Sáu Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Origin	1533 or 1615
Members	7 million (2020)
Official website	Catholic Bishops' Conference of 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 Philippines, India, China and Indonesia. There are about 7 million Catholics in Vietnam, representing 7.4% of the total population.^[1] There are 27 dioceses (including three archdioceses) with 2,228 parishes and 2,668 priests.^[2] The main liturgical rites employed in Vietnam are those of the Latin Church.