Diocese of Bac Ninh Dioecesis Bacninhensis Giáo phận Bắc Ninh | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 9,087,530 147,715[2] (1.6%) |
Parishes | 93[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary, Martyrs of Bac Ninh[3] |
Secular priests | 96[4] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
Bishops emeritus | Cosma Hoàng Vãn Ðat SJ |
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.[5]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[6]
Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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1 | Bishop Antonio Colomer, O.P. | June 01, 1883 – February 07, 1902 | Died in office | [7] |
2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | February 07, 1902 – December 03, 1924 | Remained as Vicar apostolic of Bac Ninh |
Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | December 03, 1924 – July 09, 1925 | Died in office | [8] |
3 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | July 09, 1925 – October 14, 1931 | ||
4 | Bishop Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. | June 14, 1932 – December 19, 1947 | ||
5 | Bishop Dominique Hoàng Văn Ðoàn, O.P. | March 12, 1950 – 1955 | Transferred to Quy Nhon. | |
– | Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pierre Khuất Văn Tạo | 1955 – April 05, 1963 | Apostolic Administrator |
Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng | April 05, 1963 – March 23, 1994 | Transferred to Hanoi | [9] | ||
2 | Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | March 23, 1994 – September 24, 2006 | Died in office | |||
3 | Bishop Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. | August 04, 2008 – June 17, 2023 | Resigned | |||
4 | Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | June 17, 2023 – present | Current bishop |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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1 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | July 28, 1889 – February 07, 1902 | [10] |
2 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | August 10, 1915 – December 03, 1924 |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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2 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | December 03, 1924 – July 07, 1925 | [11] |
Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | December 15, 1988 – March 23, 1994 | [12] | ||
2 | Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | October 30, 2021 – June 17, 2023 |
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