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 | (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 | Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
Bishops emeritus | Cosma Hoàng Vãn Ðat |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese Website of the Diocese |
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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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