St. Joseph Major Seminary in Hà Nội

The seminary was established in 1972. Since 1989, it has given priestly formation to seminarians from Hà Nội archdiocese and seven northern dioceses of Bắc Ninh, Bùi Chu, Hải Phòng, Hưng Hóa, Lạng Sơn, Phát Diệm and Thái Bình. In 2005, it opened a branch in Cổ Nhuế and started to recruit new students yearly.