Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh

The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position is vacant since June 2006.

Diocese of Bac Ninh

Dioecesis Bacninhensis

Giáo phận Bắc Ninh
Cathedral of Bac Ninh
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHanoi
MetropolitanHanoi
Statistics
Area24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
8,061,000
125,000 (1.6%)
Parishes85
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary in Bắc Ninh
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCosme Hoàng Van Dat
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
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.[1]

Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]

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