Roman Catholic Diocese of Bà Rịa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ba Ria (Latin: Dioecesis Barianensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, in southern Vietnam, yet it depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
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Diocese of Ba Ria Dioecesis Barianensis Giáo phận Bà Rịa | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh City |
Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh City |
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Statistics | |
Area | 1,988 km2 (768 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,011,971 247,252 (24.4%) |
Parishes | 79 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Philip and Saint James in Bà Rịa |
Patron saint | Mary, Mother of God |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn[1] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
Bishops emeritus | Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm |
Website | |
giaophanbaria.org |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of Mary, Mother of God, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in Bà Rịa city, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Southeastern Vietnam.