Vietnam’s 135-yo cathedral demolished to make way for replacement
The church will be replaced by a new, larger cathedral
Japanese man documents 1,200 churches in Vietnam for conservation
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
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
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
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
Archbishop Paul Bui Van Doc suffered a stroke while attending Mass at St. Paul’s outside the Walls