Diocese of Hưng Hóa

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Diocese of Hưng Hóa

Map of the Diocese of Hưng Hóa
Basic data
Country Vietnam
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Hanoi
Diocesan bishop Sedis vacancy
Apostolic Administrator Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên
Emeritus diocesan bishop Jean Marie Vu Tât
founding November 24, 1960
surface 54,000 km²
Parishes 116 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 7,506,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 243,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 3.2%
Diocesan priest 81 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 14 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 2,558
Friars 16 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 314 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Vietnamese
cathedral Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Nữ Têrêsa Hài Đðng
address Toa Giam Muc, Hung Hoa, Tx Son Tay, Ha Tay, Viet Nam
Website http://giaophanhunghoa.org/vi/

The diocese Hưng Hóa ( lat. : Dioecesis Hung Hoaensis , Vietnamese:. : Giáo Phan Hưng Hóa ) is in Vietnam Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Hưng Hóa .

history

Pope Leo XIII. founded the Apostolic Vicariate Obertonking on April 15, 1895 from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Westtonking . On November 3, 1924, it was named Vicariate Apostolic Hưng Hóa.

With the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilium Nostrorum , it was elevated to a diocese on November 24, 1960.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Obertonking

Vicars Apostolic of Hưng Hóa

Bishops of Hưng Hóa

See also

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