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 | |
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 Cathedral of Bac Ninh | |
| 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 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
| Province of Hanoi | |
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| Province of Hue | |
| Province of Saigon | |
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