Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm
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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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 The coat of arms of Bishop Tùng | |
| 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] |
| Information | |
| 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.
Vicar apostolic of Coastal Tonking (1901-1924)
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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| 1 | Bishop Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. | April 16, 1904 – December 03, 1924 | Remained as vicar apostolic of Phát Diệm. | [8] |
Vicar apostolic of Phát Diệm (1924-1960)
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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| 1 | Bishop Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. | December 03, 1924 – September 03, 1935 | Resigned | [9] | |
| 2 | Bishop Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng | September 03, 1935 – June 08, 1945 | |||
| 3 |  |
Bishop Thaddeus Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. | June 14, 1945 – 1959 | ||
| 4 |  |
Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo | January 24, 1959 – November 24, 1960 | Remained as bishop of Phát Diệm. | |
Bishop of Phát Diêm (1960-present)
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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| 1 | |
Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo | November 24, 1960 – November 03, 1998 | Resigned | [10] | |
| 2 |  |
Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |  |
November 03, 1998 – April 14, 2007 | ||
| 3 |  |
Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng |  |
July 25, 2009 – October 19, 2019 | Transferred to Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh. | |
| – | Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng | October 19, 2019 – March 25, 2023 | Apostolic Administrator | |||
| 4 |  |
Bishop Peter Kiều Công Tùng | |
March 25, 2023 – present | Current bishop | |
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Coastal Tonking (1917-1924)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diêm (1924-1944)
| Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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| 1 | Bishop Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng | January 10, 1933 – September 03, 1935 | [12] |
| 2 | Bishop Jean-Marie Phan Ðình Phùng | May 28, 1940 – May 27, 1944 | |
- Coadjutor Bishops of Phát Diêm (1963-1998)
| Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
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| 1 |  |
Bishop Joseph Lê Qúy Thanh | 1963 – May 07, 1974 | [13] | |
| 2 |  |
Bishop Joseph Nguyễn thiện Khuyến | December 09, 1976 – December 15, 1981 | ||
| 3 | |
Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến | |
November 14, 1988 – November 03, 1998 | |
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