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HISTORY OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLEn1. The formation phasenWhen setting up Hoa Lac village in 1829, the number of villages in the village was over 30, most of them were Catholic, originating from Tra Lu and Nam Dinh. It is possible that Hoa Lac (at that time in the country of the Gospel, the Western Region of the Outer Region) was also established shortly after this time. In 1842, Hoa Lac was divided into a newly established parish, Ton Dao parish.nThis time is also the period of the Nguyen kings to persecute the religion. The house of Hoa Lac church is probably quite sketchy, all activities of their teachers as well as the parishes must be very difficult. In 1848, the army came to encircle the Hoa Lac Catholic village, Peter Tran Dai Nang (Mr. Cai Nang) was arrested and beheaded, some others in the village were exiled, dispersed and defeated.nMaybe after the period of persecution, immediately after 1862, the wooden church was built.n2. Establishing stagenThe Representative Area of ​​Tonkin Duyen Hai was established in 1901. In 1912, Bishop Alexandre Marcou Thanh separated two Chi Tinh and Hoa Lac parishes from Ton Dao to establish Hoa Lac with 1,669 Catholics. Father Peter Do Dinh Vinh, then acting as the vicar of Ton Dao, was appointed to be the first priest. Father Peter Vinh opened the parish, established the Thai Hoa family, established a teacher in Nhu Do and Tuan Le, built a parish house, built Chi Tinh and Thai Hoa churches. Father Peter Tran Duc Adopted the successor of Father Peter Vinh from 1932 to 1937. The statistics in 1939 indicated that the Hoa Lac parish consisted of the pastor (Father Peter Do Xuan Thi), the late father (Father Francis Xavier Ngo), with 5 families and 2130 parishioners.nIn 1938, Peter Hearing began construction of a new Western-style church. The church was completed in 1939.nEver since Father Ben Quang Nguyen Quang Nhung was a priest to replace Peter Hearing's father in 1948, the priests continued to work only in Hoa Lac for a few years: Father Benedict Nhung, 1948-1949; Fr Francis Xavier Nguyen Quang Minh, 1949-1950; Father Peter Doan Doc Thu, 1950-1952; Father John Huong, 1952-1954; Particularly, Fr. Joseph Nguyen Thien Khuyen (who was ordained a bishop in 1977) considered the direction of Scout and Hoa Lac for a long time, from 1954-1981.n3. The stage of consolidation and developmentnTime after 1981, Bishop Paul Bui Chu Tao had to concurrently hold the position of Hoa Lac. The bishop entrusted Father Peter Nguyen Quang Phuc to the weekly Mass in Hoa Lac. During this time, Father Peter Phuc restored the church, especially repairing the church ceiling that was badly damaged. After that, Father Peter Phuc was placed under house arrest. In 1988, Father Joseph Tran Van Khoa was silently held and was entrusted by Bishop Paul to minister to the ministry in Hoa Lac and neighboring countries.nIn the late 1980s, many sprouting religious practices flourished in the parish. Associations have also started to get better and more organized. The life in the parish is increasingly lively. The parishes of Xuan Hoa and Chi Hoa also gradually formed.nAfter being ordained as Bishop of Phat Diem in 1988, Bishop Joseph Nguyen Van Yen came to Mass weekly in Hoa Lac until 1996. Since 1996, Father John Baotixita Bui Van Ke served in many countries. region, including Hoa Lac. In 2004, Father John Baptist was placed in Hoa Lac. After Father John, the parish was also looked after by Father Peter Tran Quang Duc and Father Anthony Vu ​​Duc Phuong in the parish role. The Thai Hoa family church was rebuilt, their campus was expanded widely.nOn September 2, 2013, Father Anton Nguyen Tam Tu was appointed as the principal of Hoa Lac. Father expedited the survey, consulted to rebuild the parish church. On July 4, 2014, the carpentry work for the new Asian-style wooden church began. Father Anthony also worried about planning and expanding the parish campus. The spacious new church (53 m long, 18 m wide, 12.8 m high including 9 rafter) was solemnly inaugurated on October 17, 2019.nThus, since the formation of a small Catholic village, in 1829, until the inauguration of the current church, Hoa Lac Catholic village has undergone 190 years of existence, Hoa Lac parish was established 107. years, with many historical ups and downs.nHoa Lac, October 2019nNgoc Kien - Kim An

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