Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh
Diocese of Bac Ninh Dioecesis Bacninhensis Giáo phận Bắc Ninh | |
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| Catholic | |
Bắc Ninh Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 93 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary, Martyrs of Bac Ninh |
| Secular priests | 96 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Bishops emeritus | Cosma Hoàng Vãn Ðat SJ |
| 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 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.