Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh

Diocese of Bac Ninh
Dioecesis Bacninhensis
Giáo phận Bắc Ninh

Cathedral of Bac Ninh
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 Cosme Hoàng Van Dat
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
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]

References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 21°10′48″N 106°03′43″E / 21.1801°N 106.0620°E / 21.1801; 106.0620

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