Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm

The Diocese of Phát Diệm (Latin: Dioecesis de Phat Diem) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.

Diocese of Phát Diệm

Dioecesis de Phat Diem

Giáo phận Phát Diệm
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Phát Diệm Cathedral
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHanoi
MetropolitanHanoi
Coordinates20°05′40″N 106°04′44″E
Statistics
Area1,787 km2 (690 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
907,520
144,721 (15.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary
Patron saintSaints Peter and Paul
LanguageVietnamese
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Kiều Công Tùng
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Bishops emeritusJoseph Nguyên Van Yên Bishop Emeritus (1998–2007)
Website
phatdiem.org
19th century stone angel in Phát Diêm Cathedral

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.[1]

Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Kim Sơn District (Ninh Bình Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2] This cathedral complex was built between 1875 and 1899 and comprises four churches and one basilica, as well as several parks, ponds and grottos.

Leadership
  • Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. (15 April 1901 - 20 October 1935)
  • Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng (20 October 1935 - 8 June 1945)
  • Thaddée Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. (14 June 1945 - 1959)
  • Paul Bùi Chu Tạo (24 January 1959 - 3 November 1998)
  • Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến (3 November 1998 - 14 April 2007)
  • Joseph Nguyễn Năng (25 July 2009 - 19 October 2019)
  • Peter Kiều Công Tùng (25 March 2023[3] – present)

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. GCatholic.org
  3. "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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