Diocese of Hà Tinh
Hatinhen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hà Tinh, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Ha Tinh in central Vietnam was erected on 22 December 2018 from territory of the Diocese of Vinh, covering Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, its cathedral is Saint Michael the Archangel Cathedral at Van Hanh.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 December 2018
- Latin
- Hatinhen(sis)
- Patron
- Mary, Mother of God
- Annuario code
- 001005090
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 287,036
- Population
- 2,414,607
- Catholic share
- 11.9%
- Priests
- 160
- Catholics per priest
- 1,794
- Extent
- 14,091 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 20
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan
- Born
- 6 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Quang Nam
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint Michael the Archangel Cathedral stands in Hà Tinh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Hanoi
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Hanoi.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Hà NôiHà Nôi
- Diocese of Bac NinhBac Ninh
- Diocese of Bùi ChuBùi Chu
- Diocese of Hai PhòngHai Phòng
- Diocese of Hung HoáHung Hoá
- Diocese of Lang Són et Cao BangLang Són et Cao Bang
- Diocese of Phát DiêmPhát Diêm
- Diocese of Thanh HóaThanh Hóa
- Diocese of Thái BìnhThái Bình
- Diocese of VinhVinh
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Central Vietnam gained a new Roman Catholic see on December 22, 2018, with the erection of the Diocese of Hà Tĩnh (Latin: Dioecesis Hatinhensis).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].