Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam

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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
Website hdgmvietnam.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.

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Organizational structure

The current Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam for term 2022–2025 comprises the following committees: [3]

Standing committee

Programmatic committees

  1. Committee on the Bible: Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản, Bishop of Hải Phòng
  2. Committee on the Catholic Education: Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai, Bishop of Vĩnh Long
  3. Committee on Charitable and Social Actions - Caritas Vietnam: Thomas Aquinas Vũ Đình Hiệu, Bishop of Bùi Chu
  4. Committee on Clergy and Seminarians: Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang, Bishop of Bắc Ninh
  5. Committee on Consecrated Life: Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, Bishop of Mỹ Tho
  6. Committee on Culture: Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân, Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế
  7. Committee on the Divine Worship: Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Bishop of Bà Rịa
  8. Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith: John Đỗ Văn Ngân, Bishop of Xuân Lộc
  9. Committee on Evangelization: Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến, Bishop of Hưng Hòa
  10. Committee on Family: Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh, Bishop of Đà Lạt
  11. Committee on Justice and Peace: Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường, Bishop of Thanh Hóa
  12. Committee on the Laity: Joseph Trần Văn Toản, Bishop of Long Xuyên
  13. Committee on Migration: Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Huế
  14. Committee on Sacred Arts: Matthew Nguyễn Văn Khôi, Bishop of Qui Nhơn
  15. Committee on Sacred Music: Aloisius Nguyễn Hùng Vị, Bishop of Kon Tum
  16. Committee on Social Communications: Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước, Bishop of Phư Cường
  17. Committee on Youth: Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên, Auxiliary Bishop of Vinh
  18. Pastoral Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Dialogue: Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri, Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng
  19. Subcommittee on the Advisory of the Protection of Minors: Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ, Bishop of Nha Trang [4]
  20. Missionary Society of Việt Nam: Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, Bishop of Vinh

Aside from committee roles, Bishop Joseph Bùi Công Trác assists Archbishop Thiên, Vice President of the Bishops' Conference, with financial management, and Bishop Peter Lê Tấn Lợi was elected Vice Chairman of the Committee on Migration on the first annual conference of the Bishops' Conference in 2023. [5]

List of presidents

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