Diocese of Thái Bình

The diocese of Thai Binh (Latin: Dioecesis de Thai Binh) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam. The bishop is Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu, since 2022, succeeding Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ.

Diocese of Thái Bình Dioecesis de Thai Binh Giáo phận Thái Bình
Catholic
Thái Bình Cathedral
The coat of arms of Bishop Cầu
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Hà Nội
Statistics
Area	2,221[1] km2 (858 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2022) 3,255,178 141,259[2] (4.3%)
Parishes	135[3]
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 March 1936 - Established as Apostolic Vicariate 24 November 1960 - Promoted as Diocese
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Patron saint	Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Bishops emeritus	Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê SDB
Website
Website of the Diocese

The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 2,200 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

By 2004, the diocese of Thai Binh had about 116,399 believers (4.1% of the population), 42 priests and 64 parishes.^[4]

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thai Binh town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[5]

In May, 2008, the authorities returned the two-building compound of build in 1936 My Duc seminary to the diocese. The seminary, which now bears the name of the Sacred Heart, provides education for 33 Roman Catholic students.^[6]

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Thái Bính (1936-1960)

Vicar apostolic			Period in office	Status	Reference
1		Bishop Juan Casado Obispo, O.P.	March 9, 1936 – January 19, 1941	Died in office	[7]
2		Bishop Santos Ubierna, O.P.	February 24, 1942 – April 15, 1955
3		Bishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ	March 5, 1960 – November 24, 1960	Remained as bishop of Thái Bính

Bishops of Thái Bính (1960-present)

Bishop			Coat of Arms	Period in office	Status	Reference
1		Bishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ		November 24, 1960 – June 7, 1987	Died in office	[8]
2		Bishop Joseph-Marie Ðinh Bỉnh		June 7, 1987 – March 14, 1989
3		Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang		December 3, 1990 – July 25, 2009	Resigned
4		Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B.		July 25, 2009 – October 29, 2022
5		Bishop Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu		October 29, 2022 – present	Current bishop

Coadjutor Bishop of Thái Bính (1979-1982)

Coadjutor Bishop			Period in office	Reference
1		Bishop Joseph-Marie Ðinh Bỉnh	October 30, 1979 – June 7, 1982	[9]