Diocese of Bùi Chu

	Diocese of Bùi Chu
Basic data
Country	Vietnam
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Hanoi
Diocesan bishop	Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu
founding	September 5, 1848
surface	1,350 km²
Parishes	175 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents	1,218,100 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics	398.084 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of	32.7%
Diocesan priest	80 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest	105 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest	2.152
Friars	105 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters	842 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Vietnamese
cathedral	Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Nữ Vương Rất Thánh Mân Cói,
address	Toa Giam Muc, Bui Chu, Xuan Ngoc, Xuan Truong, Nam Dinh, Viet Nam
Website	http://gpbuichu.org/

The diocese of Bùi Chu ( Latin Dioecesis Buichuensis , Vietnamese Giáo Phan Bùi Chu ) is in Vietnam Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bùi Chu .

history

Pope Pius IX founded the Vicariate Apostolic Central Tonking on September 5, 1848 out of territory of the Vicariate Apostolic Osttonking . On November 3, 1924, it was named Vicariate Apostolic Bùi Chu.

On March 9, 1936 it lost part of its territory in favor of the Vicariate Apostolic Thái Binh . With the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilium Nostrorum , it was elevated to a diocese on November 24, 1960.

Domingo Martí OP (September 5, 1848 - August 26, 1852)
José María Díaz Sanjurjo OP (August 26, 1852 - July 20, 1857)
Melchor García Sampedro OP (July 20, 1857 - July 28, 1858)
Valentín Faustino de Berrio-Ochoa y Aristi OP (July 28, 1858 - November 1, 1861)
Bernabé García Cezón OP (September 9, 1864 - November 1879)
Manuel Ignacio Riaño OP (November 1879 - November 26, 1884)
Wenceslao Oñate OP (November 26, 1884 - June 23, 1897)
Máximo Fernández OP (February 12, 1898 - August 14, 1907)
Pedro Muñagorri y Obineta OP (August 14, 1907 - December 3, 1924)

Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh (November 24, 1960 - February 11, 1974)
Dominique Marie Lê-huu-Cung (April 28, 1975 - March 12, 1987)
Joseph Vû Duy Nhât (March 12, 1987 - December 11, 1999)
Joseph Hoàng Van Tiem SDS (July 4, 2001 - August 17, 2013)
Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu (since August 17, 2013)

Basic data
Diocese of Bùi Chu
Country	Vietnam
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Hanoi

Diocesan bishop	Thomas Vu Dình Hiêu

founding	September 5, 1848
surface	1,350 km²
Parishes	175 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents	1,218,100 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics	398.084 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of	32.7%
Diocesan priest	80 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest	105 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest	2.152
Friars	105 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters	842 (2015 / AP 2016 )

rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Vietnamese
cathedral	Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Nữ Vương Rất Thánh Mân Cói,
address	Toa Giam Muc, Bui Chu, Xuan Ngoc, Xuan Truong, Nam Dinh, Viet Nam
Website	http://gpbuichu.org/