Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Metropolitan Archdiocese

| name = Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

| local = {{lang|vi|Tổng Giáo phận Sài Gòn (Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh)}}
{{lang|fr|Archidiocèse Métropolitain d'Sài Gòn (Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville)}}

| latin = Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Hochiminhopolitana (-Saigonensis)

| image = Basílica de Nuestra Señora, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 03.JPG

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Sài Gòn

| country = Vietnam

| province = Saigon

| metropolitan = Ho Chi Minh city (except Cu Chi)

| coordinates = {{coord|10.7799|N|106.6990|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:VN|display=inline,title}}

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman Rite

| cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

| cocathedral =

| area_km2 = 2,093

| population = 8,465,401

| population_as_of = 2022

| catholics = 722,098

| catholics_percent = 8.5

| parishes = 203

| priests = 379

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

| apostolic_admin =

| metro_archbishop = Joseph Nguyễn Năng

| bishop_title = Archbishop

| emeritus_bishops = Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn

| auxiliary_bishops = Joseph Bùi Công Trác

| suffragans =

| website = {{URL|https://tgpsaigon.net/}}

| founded =

| bishop =

| patron = The Immaculate Conception

| dissolved =

| headquarters =

| established =

| churches =

| denomination = Catholic Church

| territory =

| flag =

| coat = Huy hieu Tong Giam muc Giuse Nguyen Nang.png

| patron_title =

| deaneries = 14

| coat_caption = The coat of arms of Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng}}

Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City ({{langx|vi|Tổng giáo phận Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh}}, {{langx|la|Archidioecesis Hochiminhopolitana}}) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the south of Vietnam. By far the largest diocese in the country by population of people and second in the number of Catholics, yet like most big cities it only covers a small area of {{cvt|2,390|km2}}.

The suffragan dioceses are:

Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica (Vương cung thánh đường Chính tòa Đức Mẹ Vô nhiễm Nguyên tội – Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn) in Ho Chi Minh City has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathVN.htm#chk GCatholic.org] There are also Saint Francis Xavier Church, Jeanne d'Arc Church, Saint Joseph Church, Sacred Heart Church, Saint Philip Church, Tân Định Church.

By 2004, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City had about 602,478 believers (11.0% of the population), 519 priests and 195 parishes.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dthan.html Catholic Hierarchy Directory]

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city is a "sister" diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (United States) since 2008.LA Times, August 2008

The archdiocese ministers often take part in international exchanges and contacts, though with special permission of the Vietnamese authorities.

The young Catholics from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city and Archdiocese of Hanoi formed in 2006 an organization for helping children in rural and underdeveloped areas of Vietnam."Catholic youth accompany abandoned children", May 2006, in Asia News The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City regularly organizes special mass events including the Youth Day in December 2007, which was attended by more than 7 000 young people, who take part in volunteer and charitable activities,"More than 7,000 young people take part in Saigon diocese's Youth day", Asia News on Vietnam, December 2007 and two prayer vigils "God is rich in compassion" in March 2008 with the participation of several thousand faithful."More than 7 thousand faithful gather to reflect on God's compassion", Asia News, March 2008

There is a center of social work organized by the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, which consists of priests, laypeople and members of civil groups. The center is occupied with three main problems: helping street children, activities to reduce HIV/AIDS level and help its victims, social and psychological work with prostitutes to get them off the streets."Ho Chi Minh City, Catholics at work against AIDS and prostitution", Asia News, February 2008

Name

Since its establishment in 1844, this archdiocese has gone through various names: Vicariate Apostolic of West Tonkin (1844–1924), Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (1924–1960), and then the Archdiocese of Saigon (from 1960).

Nowadays, this archdiocese is called the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, after the administrative name of the city, and in its communications, the Vatican uses this name.

In reality, the name Archdiocese of Saigon is still used in the documents of the Catholic Church in Vietnam. Additionally, sometimes the name used is the Archdiocese of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City.

Cathedral

Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City is considered to be one of the main city attractions and one of the most beautiful buildings in all Vietnam. It was built from 1877 to 1880 by the French architect J. Bourad, has a Neo-Romanesque façade with twin towers and a statue of the Virgin Mary in the center front.Images of Notre Dame Cathedral, by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University

Bishops

= Vicars Apostolic of Western Cochin =

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Ordinaries

! Period in office

! Status

! colspan=2 | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

! Reference

| Bishop Dominique Lefèbvre, M.E.P.

| March 02, 1844 – August 28, 1864

| Retired

| Bishop Jean-Claude Miche, M.E.P.

| March 11, 1844 – September 09, 1864

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| Bishop Jean-Claude Miche, M.E.P.

| September 09, 1864 – December 01, 1873

| rowspan=5 | Died in office

| Bishop Isidore-François-Joseph Colombert, M.E.P.

| February 06, 1872 – December 01, 1872

| Bishop Isidore-François-Joseph Colombert, M.E.P.

| December 01, 1873 – December 31, 1894

| colspan=2, rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |Vacant

| Bishop Jean-Marie Dépierre, M.E.P.

| April 12, 1895 – October 17, 1898

| Bishop Lucien-Emile Mossard, M.E.P.

| February 11, 1899 – February 11, 1920

| Bishop Victor-Charles Quinton, M.E.P.

| February 12, 1912 – February 11, 1920

| Bishop Victor-Charles Quinton, M.E.P.

| February 11, 1920 – October 04, 1924

| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |Vacant

= Vicars Apostolic of Sài Gòn =

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Ordinaries

! Period in office

! Status

! Reference

| Bishop Isidore-Marie-Joseph Dumortier, M.E.P.

| December 17, 1925 – February 16, 1940

| Died in office

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| Bishop Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P.

| March 20, 1941 – September 20, 1955

| Retired

| Bishop Simon Hoà Nguyễn Văn Hiền

| September 20, 1955 – November 24, 1960

| Transferred to Diocese of Đà Lat.

= Archbishops of Ho Chi Minh City =

class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | Archbishops

! Coat of Arms

! Period in office

! Status

! Reference

colspan=7 style="text-align:center;" |Metropolitan Archbishops of Saigon

| Archbishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình

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| November 24, 1960 – November 23, 1976

| Remained as Archbishop

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colspan=7 style="text-align:center;" |Metropolitan Archbishops of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh

| Archbishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình

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| November 23, 1976 – July 01, 1995

| Died in office

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–

| colspan=2 | Bishop Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi

| 1993 – March 01, 1998

| Apostolic Administrator

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| Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn

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| March 01, 1998 – March 22, 2014

| Retired

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| Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc

| 150px