Diocese of Bac Ninh

Dioecesis Bacninhensis

Giáo phận Bắc Ninh
Cathedral of Bac Ninh
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHanoi
MetropolitanHanoi
Statistics
Area24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
8,061,000
125,000 (1.6%)
Parishes85
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary in Bắc Ninh
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Do Quang Khang
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Bishops emeritusCosma Hoàng Vãn Ðat
Website
Website of the Diocese
Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

By 2004, the diocese of Bac Ninh had about 123,090 believers (1.8% of the population), 23 priests and 47 parishes.[1]

Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]

Ordinaries

Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Tonking
  • Antonio Colomer, O.P. (1 June 1883 - 7 February 1902)
  • Maximino Velasco, O.P. (7 February 1902 - 4 July 1924)
Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bac Ninh
  • Teodoro Gordaliza y Sánchez, O.P. (4 July 1924 - 14 October 1931)
  • Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. (14 June 1932 - 19 December 1947)
  • Dominique Hoàng Van Ðoàn, O.P. (12 March 1950 - 1955)
Bishops of the Diocese of Bắc Ninh
  • Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng (5 April 1963 - 23 March 1994)
  • Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến (23 March 1994 - 23 September 2006)
  • Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. (4 August 2008 - 17 June 2023)[3]
  • Joseph Do Quang Khang (17 June 2023[3] – present)

References

  1. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. ↑ GCatholic.org
  3. 1 2 "Resignations and Appointments, 17.06.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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