Roman Catholic Diocese of Vinh
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Diocese of Vinh
Dioecesis Vinhensis
Giáo phận Vinh
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Hanoi |
Metropolitan | Hanoi |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 6,155,000 492,971 (8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Nghệ An Province |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Nguyên Thai Hop |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn |
Auxiliary Bishops | Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên |
Emeritus Bishops | Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên Bishop Emeritus (2000-2010) |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Vinh (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. Paul-Marie Cao Đình Thuyên became bishop in 2000.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 30,783 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Vinh had about 453,018 believers (7.9% of the population), 126 priests and 143 parishes.[1]
Assumption Cathedral in Nghi Dien Commune (Nghệ An Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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