Diocese Of Bac Ninh
The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
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.
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Tonking (1883-1924)
Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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1 | Bishop Antonio Colomer, O.P. | June 01, 1883 – February 07, 1902 | Died in office | |
2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | February 07, 1902 – December 03, 1924 | Remained as Vicar apostolic of Bac Ninh |
Vicars Apostolic of Bac Ninh (1924-1960)
Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | December 03, 1924 – July 09, 1925 | Died in office | |
3 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | July 09, 1925 – October 14, 1931 | ||
4 | Bishop Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. | June 14, 1932 – December 19, 1947 | ||
5 | Bishop Dominique Hoàng Văn Ðoàn, O.P. | March 12, 1950 – 1955 | Transferred to Quy Nhon. | |
– | Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pierre Khuất Văn Tạo | 1955 – April 05, 1963 | Apostolic Administrator |
Bishops of Bắc Ninh (1963-present)
Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | reference | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng | ![]() |
April 05, 1963 – March 23, 1994 | Transferred to Hanoi | |
2 | ![]() |
Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | March 23, 1994 – September 24, 2006 | Died in office | ||
3 | ![]() |
Bishop Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. | ![]() |
August 04, 2008 – June 17, 2023 | Resigned | |
4 | ![]() |
Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | ![]() |
June 17, 2023 – present | Current bishop |
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking (1889-1924)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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1 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | July 28, 1889 – February 07, 1902 | |
2 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | August 10, 1915 – December 03, 1924 |
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh (1924-1925)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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2 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | December 03, 1924 – July 07, 1925 |
- Coadjutor Bishops of Bac Ninh (1988-2023)
Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | December 15, 1988 – March 23, 1994 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | ![]() |
October 30, 2021 – June 17, 2023 |
References
- ^ "D of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "D of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh Statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
- ^ GCatholic.org
- ^ "Diocese of Bac Ninh ordinaries". gcatholic.
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