Roman Catholic Diocese of Bắc Ninh
| Diocese of Bac Ninh Dioecesis Bacninhensis Giáo phận Bắc Ninh | |
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Cathedral of Bac Ninh | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hanoi |
| Metropolitan | Hanoi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 8,061,000 125,000 (1.6%) |
| Parishes | 85 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary in Bắc Ninh |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cosme Hoàng Van Dat |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn |
| Website | |
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Website of the Diocese Website of the Diocese | |
The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position is vacant since June 2006.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Bac Ninh had about 123,090 believers (1.8% of the population), 23 priests and 47 parishes.[1]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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Coordinates: 21°10′48″N 106°03′43″E / 21.1801°N 106.0620°E
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