Christianity in Vietnam

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Chapters: Christian missionaries in Vietnam, Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam, Vietnamese bishops, Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Th¿c, Roman Catholicism in Vietnam, Pigneau de Behaine, Nguyen Van Thuan, Protestantism in Vietnam, Vietnamese Martyrs, Alexander de Rhodes, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, La Vang, Augustin Schoeffler, Vicente Liem de la Paz, Dominic Mai Luong, Théophane Vénard, Mennonite Church in Vietnam, Assemblies of God in Vietnam, Antoine Nguyên Van Thien, Pierre Dumoulin-Borie, Christopher Borrus, Marian Days, Dominique Lefèbvre, Tam Toa Church, Orthodoxy in Vietnam, Jean-Baptiste Ph¿m Minh M¿n, Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu, François-Isidore Gagelin, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hai Phòng, Jacques Nguyên Van Mâu, Jean-Charles Cornay, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hung Hoa, Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lang Son and Cao Bang, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phat Diem, Roman Catholic Diocese of Thai Binh, Alexis Pham Van Lôc, Éléazar-François des Achards de la Baume, Joseph Ngô Quang Ki¿t, Roman Catholic Diocese of Quy Nhon, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiet, Paul Lê Dac Trong, Andrew Dung-Lac, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bui Chu, James Devlin, Roman Catholic Diocese of Vinh Long, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phu Cuong, Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang, Roman Catholic Diocese of My Tho, Roman Catholic Diocese of Can Tho, Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanh Hoa, Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyen, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bac Ninh, Notre-Dame de Tà Pao, Léopold Michel Cadière, Tan Dinh church, Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân. Excerpt: Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Th¿c (Vietnamese pronunciation: ) (October 6, 1897¿December 13, 1984), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hü, Vietnam, was born in Hü, on October 6, 1897, of affluent Roman Catholic parents. His younger brother, Ngô Ðình Di¿m, was the first president of South Vietnam. Cardinal François Xavier Nguy¿n Van Thün (1928¿2002) was Th¿c's nephew. Th¿c was the principal consecrator of Bishops Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu (1909¿2009) and Antoine Nguy¿n Van Thi¿n (born 1906). The coat of arms of Archbishop Th¿c.His episcopal motto was: "Miles Christi", soldier of Christ.Th¿c entered the minor seminary in An Ninh at the age of 12. He spent eight years there before going on to study philosophy at the major seminary in Hü. After his ordination to the priesthood on December 20, 1925, he taught at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. He was then selected to study theology in Rome and returned to Vietnam in 1927 after being awarded three doctorates from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in philosophy, theology, and Canon law. He then became a professor at the College of Vietnamese Brothers in Hü, a professor at the major seminary in Hü, and Dean of the College of Providence. In 1938, at the age of 41, Father Th¿c was chosen by Rome to direct the Apostolic Vicariate at Vinh Long. He was consecrated bishop on May 4, 1938, being the third Vietnamese priest raised to the rank of bishop. In 1957, Bishop Th¿c founded the Dalat University. On November 24, 1960, Pope John XXIII named Bishop Th¿c Archbishop of Hü. Thuc was the second of six sons born to Ngo Dinh Kha, a mandarin of the Nguyen Dynasty who served Emperor Thanh Thai; at the time the French colonialists had stripped the court of any real power. The family also had three daughters. Th¿c's older brother, Ngô Ðình Khôi, was a provincial governor buried alive by the Viet Minh right after the Viet-Minh...