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Cao Đài Spread Map

Where and when Cao Đài spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Cao Đài Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Ngo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao Dai, Vietnam, 1925 to 1926, ArrivedCao Dai Completes Its First Temple In Cambodia, Cambodia, 1937, ArrivedFrance Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To Madagascar, Madagascar, 1941 to 1946, SuppressedVietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao Dai, Vietnam, 1975 to 1997, SuppressedVietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal Recognition, Vietnam, 1997, RevivedDiaspora Congregations Found The Caodai Overseas Missionary, Canada, 1998, EstablishedHouston's Cao Dai Temple Opens as One of the Largest Outside Vietnam, United States, 2015, EstablishedCao Dai Presents at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, United States, 2023, EstablishedThe Tay Ninh Holy See Observes the Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Feast Ahead of Cao Dai's Centennial, Vietnam, 2025, Established

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

Spoken Chronology

Ngo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao Dai. Vietnam, 1925 to 1926, Arrived. Source, Cao Dai (Wikipedia).

Cao Dai Completes Its First Temple In Cambodia. Cambodia, 1937, Arrived. Source, Cao Dai Diaspora (Wikipedia).

France Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To Madagascar. Madagascar, 1941 to 1946, Suppressed. Source, Cao Dai (Wikipedia).

Vietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao Dai. Vietnam, 1975 to 1997, Suppressed. Source, Cao Dai (Wikipedia).

Vietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal Recognition. Vietnam, 1997, Revived. Source, Cao Dai (Wikipedia).

Diaspora Congregations Found The Caodai Overseas Missionary. Canada, 1998, Established. Source, Caodaism (World Religions and Spirituality Project).

Houston's Cao Dai Temple Opens as One of the Largest Outside Vietnam. United States, 2015, Established. Source, Inside the Ornate Temple of a Young Religion From Vietnam (Brays Oaks Management District).

Cao Dai Presents at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago. United States, 2023, Established. Source, Our Attendance at the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago (Cao Dai).

The Tay Ninh Holy See Observes the Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Feast Ahead of Cao Dai's Centennial. Vietnam, 2025, Established. Source, Dai Le Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Nam At Ty 2025 (Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 9 events.

  1. Ngo Van Chieu Declares The Founding Of Cao DaiVietnam, 1925 to 1926, Arrived
    Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. Cao Dai Completes Its First Temple In CambodiaCambodia, 1937, Arrived
    Source Cao Dai Diaspora (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  3. France Exiles Cao Dai's Leader To MadagascarMadagascar, 1941 to 1946, Suppressed
    Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  4. Vietnam's Communist Government Bans Cao DaiVietnam, 1975 to 1997, Suppressed
    Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  5. Vietnam Grants Cao Dai Legal RecognitionVietnam, 1997, Revived
    Source Cao Dai (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  6. Diaspora Congregations Found The Caodai Overseas MissionaryCanada, 1998, Established
    Source Caodaism (World Religions and Spirituality Project)
  7. Houston's Cao Dai Temple Opens as One of the Largest Outside VietnamUnited States, 2015, Established
    Source Inside the Ornate Temple of a Young Religion From Vietnam (Brays Oaks Management District)
  8. Cao Dai Presents at the Parliament of the World's Religions in ChicagoUnited States, 2023, Established
    Source Our Attendance at the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago (Cao Dai)
  9. The Tay Ninh Holy See Observes the Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Feast Ahead of Cao Dai's CentennialVietnam, 2025, Established
    Source Dai Le Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Nam At Ty 2025 (Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh)