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Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm
Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Phát Diệm (Latin: Dioecesis de Phat Diem) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
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Diocese of Phát Diệm Dioecesis de Phat Diem Giáo phận Phát Diệm | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
Coordinates | 20°05′40″N 106°04′44″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,786[1] km2 (690 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 1,060,210 161,550[2] (15.2%) |
Parishes | 79[3] |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | - 15 April 1901 (as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonking)
- 24 November 1960 (promoted as Diocese)[4] |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary |
Patron saint | Saints Peter and Paul |
Secular priests | 136[5] |
Language | Vietnamese |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Kiều Công Tùng |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |
Website | |
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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.[6]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Kim Sơn District (Ninh Bình Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[7] This cathedral complex was built between 1875 and 1899 and comprises four churches and one basilica, as well as several parks, ponds and grottos.