Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 30,594 km² Auxiliary bishop Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên Metropolitan archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn | Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Country Vietnam Bishop Nguyen Thi Hop | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
6,155,000
492,971 (8%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption in Nghệ An Province Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi | ||
The diocese of Vinh (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. Paul-Marie Cao Đình Thuyên became bishop in 2000.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 30,783 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Vinh had about 453,018 believers (7.9% of the population), 126 priests and 143 parishes.
Assumption Cathedral in Nghi Dien Commune (Nghệ An Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vinh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA