Bishopric of Bắc Ninh

	Bishopric of Bắc Ninh
Basic data
Country	Vietnam
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Hanoi
Diocesan bishop	Cosme Hoàng Van Dat SJ
founding	1883
surface	24,600 km²
Parishes	73 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents	8,542,000 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics	131,730 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of	1.5%
Diocesan priest	64 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest	16 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest	1,647
Friars	24 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters	243 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Vietnamese
cathedral	Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Nữ Vương Rất Thánh Mân Cói
address	Toa Giam Muc, Tx. Bac Ninh, Tinh Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Website	http://www.giaophanbacninh.org/

The diocese Bắc Ninh ( Latin Dioecesis Bacninhensis , Vietnamese Giáo Phan Bắc Ninh ) is in Vietnam Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bắc Ninh .

history

Pope Leo XIII. founded the Apostolic Vicariate Nordtonking on June 1, 1883 out of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Osttonking . On December 31, 1913, it lost part of its territory in favor of the Apostolic Prefecture of Lang Son and Cao Bang .

On November 3, 1924, it became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan and took the name of Apostolic Vicariate Bắc Ninh. With the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilium Nostrorum , it was elevated to a diocese on November 24, 1960.

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of North Tonking

Antonio Colomer OP (June 1, 1883 - February 7, 1902)
Maximino Velasco OP (February 7, 1902 - July 9, 1925)
Gordaliza Teodoro Sánchez OP (July 7, 1916 - December 3, 1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Bắc Ninh

Gordaliza Teodoro Sánchez OP (December 3, 1924 - October 14, 1931)
Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi OP (June 14, 1932 - December 19, 1947)
Dominique Hoàng-van-Doàn OP (March 12, 1950 - 1955)

Bishops of Bắc Ninh

The Cathedral

Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng (April 5, 1963 - March 23, 1994, then Archbishop of Hanoi )
Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên (March 23, 1994 - September 23, 2006)
Cosme Hoàng Van Dat SJ (since August 4, 2008)

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