Diocese of Bắc Ninh
Catholic diocese in Vietnam
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The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
Country
Vietnam
VietnamArea24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2022)
- 9,087,530
- 147,715[1] (1.6%)
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
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| Parishes | 93[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | 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 | Leo XIV |
| 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 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
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Tonking (1883-1924)
Vicars Apostolic of Bac Ninh (1924-1960)
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | December 3, 1924 – July 9, 1925 | Died in office | [8] |
| 3 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | July 9, 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)
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng | April 5, 1963 – March 23, 1994 | Appointed Archbishop of Hà Noi | [9] | |
| 2 |  |
Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | March 23, 1994 – September 24, 2006 | Died in office | ||
| 3 |  |
Cosma Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. |  |
August 4, 2008 – June 17, 2023 | Resigned | |
| 4 |  |
Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang |  |
June 17, 2023 – present | Current bishop | |
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking (1889–1924)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh (1924–1925)
- Coadjutor Bishops of Bac Ninh (1988–2023)
| Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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