Parishes 79 Pope Francis Bishop Thomas Nguyên Van Trâm Metropolitan archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc | Rite Latin Rite Area 1,988 km² Country Vietnam | |
Deaneries Bà Rịa
Bình Giã
Long Hương
Vũng Tàu
Xuyên Mộc Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
1,011,971
247,252 (24.4%) Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Philip and Saint James in Bà Rịa Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City | ||
The diocese of Ba Ria (Latin: Dioecesis Barianensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The creation of the diocese was made public on November 22, 2005. It was detached from the diocese of Xuân Lôc. Its first and current bishop is Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm, previously auxiliary bishop of Xuân Lộc.
The diocese covers an area of 1,975 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bà Rịa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA