A Brief History

• 1925: God identified himself to the first group of mediums on Christmas Eve

• 1926: The "Declaration of the Cao Đài Religion" was sent to the French Governor of Cochinchina on October 17

• 1926: An inauguration ceremony took place in Tây Ninh province which lasted for three months from November 18

• 1927: The new Canonical Codes and the Religious Constitution were instituted

• 1927: Construction of the Holy See started 

• 1931: The number of followers reached 500,000

• 1934: Attendance by Mr. Gabriel Gobron, instructor in France of Caodaism, at the International Spiritualism Congress in Barcelona

• 1934: Disincarnation of the Acting Pope Thượng Trung Nhựt

• 1935: The Book of Prayers was published, which is considered the Bible of the Faith

• 1936: Leadership of the Faith was entrusted to His Holiness Hộ Pháp by the Sacerdotal Council and the Popular Council

• 1936: Cao Đài delegates participated in the World Congress of Religions in London

• 1938: The Charity Body was established with the primary goal of relieving sufferings

• 1940-1946: His Holiness Hộ Pháp was sent into exile in Madagascar by the pro-Nazi French

• 1947: Construction of the Holy See completed after 20 years of continual work

• 1948: His Holiness Hộ Pháp conversed with the French governor to restore independence to Vietnam

• 1948: The Temple of the Mother Buddha was completed in Trí Giác Cung (Realm of Awakening)

• 1948-1949: His Holiness Hộ Pháp preached about the Divine Path to Eternal Life, which is one of the most important scriptures of the Cao Đài Religion

• 1956: His Holiness Hộ Pháp was forced into exile in Cambodia by the Southern Republic

• 1957: His Holiness Thượng Sanh (Head of Secular Affairs) and the Thời Quân (Lords of Zodiac) returned to the Holy See to lead the Faith

• 1959: Disincarnation of His Holiness Hộ Pháp

• 1971: Disincarnation of His Holiness Thượng Sanh

• 1975: Take-over by the new government, the Sacerdotal Council dissolved and all communication with the Divine prohibited