Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Nẵng
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Diocese of Đà Nẵng Dioecesis Danangensis Giáo phận Đà Nẵng | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,690 km2 (4,510 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 2,300,000 60,231 (2.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang |
Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Apostolic Administrator | Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Đà Nẵng (Latin: Dioecesis Đànẵngensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân since 2016. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared January 18, 1963. The diocese covers an area of 11,690 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. By 2004, the diocese of Đà Nang had about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68 priests and 38 parishes.[1] Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
Bishops[edit]
Bishops of Đà Nẵng[edit]
- Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi (18 January 1963 - 21 January 1988)
- François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sách (21 January 1988 - 6 November 2000)
- Paul Tịnh Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh PSS (6 November 2000 - 13 May 2006)
- Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri (13 May 2006 - 12 March 2016), appointed Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng
- Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân (12 March 2016 - 21 September 2023), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế and Apostolic Administrator here
Coadjutor Bishops[edit]
- François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sách (6 June 1975 - 21 January 1988)
- Paul Tịnh Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh PSS (27 May 2000 - 6 November 2000)
Other secular clergy who became bishops[edit]
- Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (priest here, 1966-1976), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and Titular Bishop of Cebarades in 2003
- Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long PSS (priest here, 1990-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa and Titular Bishop of Gummi in Bizacena in 2013 and later Bishop of Vinh
References[edit]
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