Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanh Hóa
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Diocese of Thanh Hóa Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa Giáo phận Thanh Hóa | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,700[1] km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 4,164,140 159,797[3] (3.8%) |
Parishes | 99[2] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Saint Anne Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
Website | |
gpthanhhoa.org |
The Diocese of Thanh Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2018 is Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường. Of the three million persons living in its area about 3% are Roman Catholics.
The diocese covers an area of 11,168 km2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hà Nôi. It was erected on May 7, 1932 as a Vicariate Apostolic. On November 24, 1960 it was elevated to a diocese.
Saint Anne Cathedral in Thanh Hoa city has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[4]
Ordinaries
[edit]Bishops of Thanh Hoá (1932–present)
[edit]Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Louis-Christian-Marie de Cooman, M.E.P. | June 21, 1932 – December 05, 1960 | Resigned | [5] | ||
2 | Bishop Pierre Phạm Tần | December 05, 1960 – February 01, 1990 | Died in office | |||
3 | Bishop Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. | March 23, 1994 – October 09, 2003 | ||||
4 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh | May 21, 2004 – October 29, 2016 | Transferred to Huê. | |||
– | Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh | October 29, 2016 – April 25, 2018 | Apostolic Administrator | |||
5 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường | April 25, 2018–present | Incumbent |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Thanh Hoá (1932-1960)
[edit]Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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– | Bishop-elect Pierre Phạm Tần | March 17, 1959 – November 24, 1960 | [6] |
Coadjutor Bishop of Thanh Hoá (1960–present)
[edit]Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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– | Bishop-elect Pierre Phạm Tần | November 24, 1960 – December 05, 1960 | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ GCatholic.org
- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
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