Tag: "Roman Catholic"
Vietnam’s 135-yo cathedral demolished to make way for replacement

Vietnam’s 135-yo cathedral demolished to make way for replacement

Travel 15:20 07/08/2020

The church will be replaced by a new, larger cathedral

Japanese man documents 1,200 churches in Vietnam for conservation

Japanese man documents 1,200 churches in Vietnam for conservation

Travel 15:07 15/06/2019

He’s traveled across northern Vietnamese on rented motorbikes to photograph and map thousands of local churches

In Vietnam, disassembly of 134-year-old church postponed indefinitely after outcry

In Vietnam, disassembly of 134-year-old church postponed indefinitely after outcry

Travel 17:11 10/05/2019

The Bui Chu Cathedral in Nam Dinh Province was set to be disassembled on May 13, 2019

One last look at 134-year-old Vietnamese cathedral on verge of disassembly

One last look at 134-year-old Vietnamese cathedral on verge of disassembly

Travel 19:07 04/05/2019

Bui Chu Cathedral is considered a one-of-a-kind architectural gem that holds a significant place in the history of Catholicism in Vietnam

Experts decry plan to tear down 134-year-old cathedral in Vietnam

Experts decry plan to tear down 134-year-old cathedral in Vietnam

Travel 13:51 02/05/2019

Priests and local Catholics have agreed to disassemble the cathedral and build a new one on its ground

Ho Chi Minh City archbishop dies in Rome aged 74

Ho Chi Minh City archbishop dies in Rome aged 74

Vietnam News 10:35 08/03/2018

Archbishop Paul Bui Van Doc suffered a stroke while attending Mass at St. Paul’s outside the Walls