Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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N 10° 46.766 E 106° 41.962
48P E 685807 N 1192106
Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.
Waymark Code: WME21E
Location: Vietnam
Date Posted: 03/23/2012
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Established by French colonists, the cathedral was constructed between 1863 and 1880. It has two bell towers, reaching a height of 58 meters (190 feet).
Full services in both Vietnamese and English are held every Sunday morning (English mass at 9:30 AM) and are well attended by Vietnamese and foreigners alike. Other services are held throughout the week.
The Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the South of Vietnam. It is the biggest by population in the country.
By 2004, Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city had about 602,478 believers (11% of the population), 519 priests and 195 parishes.
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