Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanh Hóa

The Diocese of Thanh Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2018 is Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường. Of the three million persons living in its area about 3% are Roman Catholics.

Diocese of Thanh Hóa

Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa

Giáo phận Thanh Hóa
Catholic
The coat of arms of Bishop Cường
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHà Nội
Statistics
Area11,700[1] km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2022)
4,164,140
159,797[3] (3.8%)
Parishes99[2]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • 5 May 1932 - Established as Apostolic Vicariate
  • 24 November 1960 - Elevated as Diocese
CathedralSaint Anne Cathedral
Patron saintSaint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Nguyễn Đức Cường
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Website
gpthanhhoa.org

The diocese covers an area of 11,168 km2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hà Nôi. It was erected on May 7, 1932 as a Vicariate Apostolic. On November 24, 1960 it was elevated to a diocese.

Saint Anne Cathedral in Thanh Hoa city has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[4]

Ordinaries

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Bishops of Thanh Hoá (1932–present)

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Bishop Coat of Arms Period in office Status Reference
1 Bishop Louis-Christian-Marie de Cooman, M.E.P. June 21, 1932 – December 05, 1960 Resigned [5]
2 Bishop Pierre Phạm Tần December 05, 1960 – February 01, 1990 Died in office
3 Bishop Barthélémy Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. March 23, 1994 – October 09, 2003
4   Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh   May 21, 2004 – October 29, 2016 Transferred to Huê.
Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh October 29, 2016 – April 25, 2018 Apostolic Administrator
5   Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường   April 25, 2018–present Incumbent

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Thanh Hoá (1932-1960)

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Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Period in office Reference
Bishop-elect Pierre Phạm Tần March 17, 1959 – November 24, 1960 [6]

Coadjutor Bishop of Thanh Hoá (1960–present)

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Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Period in office Reference
Bishop-elect Pierre Phạm Tần November 24, 1960 – December 05, 1960 [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá statistics". gcatholic.
  4. ^ GCatholic.org
  5. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
  6. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
  7. ^ "Diocese of Thanh Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
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