Catholics in Ba Don municipal city of Quang Binh province makes practical contributions to local socio-economic development
10/19/2015
Ba Don, the municipal city of Quang Binh province, currently has about 8,300 households with over 37,000 Catholics, accounting for approximately 32% of the city population,.
Catholicism in Ba Don district has 12 parishes, 31 communes, 12 priests and 33 worshipping establishments
In response to movements launched by local authorities for socio-economic development in the locality, Catholic dignitaries and followers have made many practical contributions for the improvement of material and spiritual life in the district.
Catholics have proactively participated in the movements for better secular and religious life, civilized cultural lifestyles and for national construction and defense,…Many Catholics have voluntarily made donations of land for building rural infrastructure and transport system.
For these contributions, many residential areas have been given cultural titles at the provincial level; many typical Catholic individuals and organizations have been honored for their outstanding achievements, such as Priest Hồ Thái Bạch (Lien Hoa parish) and parishes of Hoa Ninh (Quang Hoa commune), Tan Phong (Quang Phong ward) and Tan My (Quang Phuc ward),…
