Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh

Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam

Diocese of Bac Ninh

Dioecesis Bacninhensis

Giáo phận Bắc Ninh

Catholic

Bắc Ninh Cathedral

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|

* 1 June 1883; 141 years ago as Apostolic Vicariate
* 24 November 1960; 63 years ago as Diocese

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]

## Ordinaries

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### Vicars Apostolic of Northern Tonking (1883-1924)

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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

### Vicars Apostolic of Bac Ninh (1924-1960)

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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

### Bishops of Bắc Ninh (1963-present)

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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 of Northern Tonking (1889-1924)
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 of Bac Ninh (1924-1925)
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 Bishops of Bac Ninh (1988-2023)
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

## References

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1. ^ "D of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
2. ^ "D of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
3. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
4. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
5. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
6. ^ GCatholic.org
7. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
8. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
9. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
10. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
11. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
12. ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.

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