Diocese of Hai Phòng
Haiphongen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hai Phòng, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Hai Phong in northern Vietnam traces to the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonkin erected on 24 July 1678, renamed Hai Phong in 1924, and was elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Hai Phong.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 November 1960
- Latin
- Haiphongen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- Annuario code
- 001001567
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 144,890
- Population
- 5,317,960
- Catholic share
- 2.7%
- Priests
- 112
- Catholics per priest
- 1,294
- Extent
- 9,079 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 16
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
- Vincent Nguyen Van Ban
- Born
- 26 November 1956
- Birthplace
- Tuy Hoà
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
Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Hai Phong stands in Hai Phòng, 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 Hung HoáHung Hoá
- Diocese of Hà TinhHà Tinh
- 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
Catholic institutions first appeared in the territory of northern Vietnam's diocese of Hải Phòng (Latin: Dioecesis Haiphongensis) as early as 1655, brought by French and Spanish missionaries who remained active until the middle of the 20th century. The diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960; it covers 10,000 km2 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. Vincent Nguyên Văn Ban has been its bishop since 2022.
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].