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Suffragan diocese Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

Diocese of Thanh Hóa

de Thanh Hoa

Latin Church

The Latin rite Diocese of Thanh Hoa in north-central Vietnam was erected as an Apostolic Vicariate on 5 May 1932 and elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, its cathedral is Saint Anne Cathedral in Thanh Hoa city.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Saint Anne Cathedral, Thanh Hoa, in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam.

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Established
1932
Catholics
159,797
Priests
169
Territory
11,700 km²

Parishes and churches

90 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Nguyen Duc Cuong

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The cathedral

Saint Anne Cathedral, Thanh Hoa stands in Thanh Hóa, 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.

History

Erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on May 7, 1932 and raised to a diocese on November 24, 1960, the Diocese of Thanh Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa) belongs to the Catholic Church in Vietnam and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hà Nôi. Its territory of 11,168 km2 holds some three million residents, of whom about 3% are Roman Catholics. Saint Anne Cathedral in Thanh Hoa city serves as the cathedral of the see. Joseph Nguyễn Đức Cường has been bishop since 2018.