Vietnam is under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, which is subject to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Russian Orthodox Church also has three parishes in Vietnam. Otherwise, most Christians in Vietnam are Roman Catholic or Protestant.
“New Communist Leader Seen as Threat to Vietnamese Christians,” International Christian Concern, August 7, 2024:
8/7/2024 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) — On Aug. 3, Vietnamese President To Lam was elected as the country’s next Communist Party general secretary, a move that concerns religious freedom advocates. In his acceptance speech, the 66-year-old reaffirmed his commitment to Vietnam’s communist ideologies. Lam previously led Vietnam’s Ministery of Public Security, an agency known for its continuous crackdown on human rights activists and minority religions, such as Christianity. “This move is bad news for Christians in Vietnam and Vietnamese Christians from minority ethnic groups who have fled Vietnam to other nations,” an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer said. “To Lam’s record against Vietnamese Christians and human rights defenders is well documented. As a ministry supporting and strengthening suffering Christians, we must watch Vietnam even closer to ensure Christians there can endure the coming trials they are almost certain to face under this new Communist Party leadership.”…
