Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm
Diocese of Phát Diệm Dioecesis de Phat Diem Giáo phận Phát Diệm | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
| Coordinates | 20°05′40″N 106°04′44″E / 20.09430630°N 106.07899440°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,786 km2 (690 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 79 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | - 15 April 1901 (as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonking)
- 24 November 1960 (promoted as Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Patron saint | Saints Peter and Paul |
| Secular priests | 136 |
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Kiều Công Tùng |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Phát Diệm (Latin: Dioecesis de Phat Diem) 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 1,787 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Phát Diêm had about 144,721 believers (15.9% of the population), 31 priests and 65 parishes.
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Kim Sơn District (Ninh Bình Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. This cathedral complex was built between 1875 and 1899 and comprises four churches and one basilica, as well as several parks, ponds and grottos.