Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam

Assembly of Catholic bishops

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Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam
Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam

Abbreviation	CBCV HĐGMVN
Formation	1964^[1](for South Vietnam only) 1980 (for the reunited Vietnam)
Headquarters	72/12 Tran Quoc Toan, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Region served	Vietnam
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.

Organizational structure

The current Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam for term 2022–2025 comprises the following committees:^[2]

Standing committee

President: Joseph Nguyễn Năng, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hồ Chí Minh City
Vice President: Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên, Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nội
Secretary General: Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, Bishop of Phan Thiết
Deputy General Secretary: Louis Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, Bishop of Hà Tĩnh

Programmatic committees

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

List of presidents

Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (1966–1980)
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1980–1990)
Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (1990–1995)
Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (1995–2001)
Paul Nguyễn Văn Hòa (2001–2007)
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (2007–2013)
Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (2013–2016)
Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (2016–2022)
Joseph Nguyễn Năng (since 2022)

References

^ ‘Chinese Rites’ approved in Saigon, Catholic News Service
^ Nguyễn, Bishop Khảm. "Biên bản Đại hội lần thứ XV của Hội đồng Giám mục Việt Nam". hdgmvietnam.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ Đỗ, Bishop Hùng. "HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM: BIÊN BẢN HỘI NGHỊ THƯỜNG NIÊN KỲ I NĂM 2024". HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ Đỗ, Bishop Hùng. "BIÊN BẢN HỘI NGHỊ THƯỜNG NIÊN KỲ I/2023 CỦA HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM". HỘI ĐỒNG GIÁM MỤC VIỆT NAM. Retrieved 25 June 2024.