My Hoa Caodai parish in Ben Tre province’s Ba Tri district under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church held on March 9 a solemn ceremony for inaugurating its new Divine Mother temple.
Attending the event included Cardinal President of the Tay Ninh Caodai Church’s Executive Committee Thượng Tám Thanh and large numbers of Caodai dignitaries and followers from localities.
Guests at the event included Vice Chairman of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Dương Phú Hưng and Vice Chairman of the provincial Committee for Religious Affairs Nguyễn Hồng Quân.
Cardinal Thượng Tám Thanh speaks at the ceremony
The Divine Mother temple of My Hoa parish was first constructed in 1951. In August 2010, the Caodai parish’s management board got the approval from local authorities for rebuilding its Divine Mother temple.
As reported, the new Divine Mother temple has been completed at the cost of over 4.5 billion VND.
Caodai dignitaries and followers attend the inauguration ceremony
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