A Study of Organization of Catholic Parishes and Sub-parishes in Northern Vietnam from the 17th to the 20th century
Duong Hong Nguyen
Abstract
Through the use of literature and various documents from the field-work study, the paper is a first step towards describing the process of forming parishes and “họ đạo”, and the organization of the laity into these units. The organization of parishes and họ đạo, together with their activities, in the author’s opinion, were an important part of Evangelical activity, and the development of Catholicism in Vietnam.