Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh
Diocese of Bac Ninh Dioecesis Bacninhensis Giáo phận Bắc Ninh | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Hanoi |
Metropolitan | Hanoi |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 8,061,000 125,000 (1.6%) |
Parishes | 85 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary in Bắc Ninh |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Cosme Hoàng Van Dat |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
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 bishop position is vacant since June 2006.
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]
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Coordinates: 21°10′48″N 106°03′43″E / 21.1801°N 106.0620°E
Categories:
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi
- 1960 establishments in North Vietnam
- Bắc Ninh Province
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- Vietnam religion stubs