Soc Trang Church in the late afternoon light
Catholics and protestants constitute 7.4% and 1.1% of Vietnam's population, respectively.
Nhà thờ Sóc Trăng is a Catholic church established by a French missionary in 1888.
Catholicism was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century by European missionaries. French missionaries played an important role for Nguyen Phuc Anh (阮福暎) to establish the Nguyen dynasty in 1802. His successors, however, became hostile to the missionaries, which gave the French the excuse to invade Vietnam. Catholic churches flourished under the colonial government.
Protestantism was first introduced by a Canadian missionary in 1911. It spread to Montagnards or ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands and later in the Northwest Highlands.
Percentage of Christian population is reported to be higher in southern Vietnam as many Christians fled to the South when the North was under the communist rule. Government control of religions moderated with the introduction of Doi Moi economic reform.
Soc Trang Church in the late afternoon light
Catholics and protestants constitute 7.4% and 1.1% of Vietnam's population, respectively.
Nhà thờ Sóc Trăng is a Catholic church established by a French missionary in 1888.
Catholicism was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century by European missionaries. French missionaries played an important role for Nguyen Phuc Anh (阮福暎) to establish the Nguyen dynasty in 1802. His successors, however, became hostile to the missionaries, which gave the French the excuse to invade Vietnam. Catholic churches flourished under the colonial government.
Protestantism was first introduced by a Canadian missionary in 1911. It spread to Montagnards or ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands and later in the Northwest Highlands.
Percentage of Christian population is reported to be higher in southern Vietnam as many Christians fled to the South when the North was under the communist rule. Government control of religions moderated with the introduction of Doi Moi economic reform.