| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Hưng Hóa | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Hung Hoaensis |
| Local: | Giáo Phận Hưng Hóa |
| Coat: | Coat of arms of Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến.svg |
| Coat Size: | 200px |
| Coat Caption: | The coat of arms of Bishop Tiến |
| Province: | Hà Nội |
| Area Km2: | 58,000[1] |
| Population: | 8,010,300 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Catholics: | 267,400[2] |
| Catholics Percent: | 3.3 |
| Parishes: | 160[3] |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Established: |
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| Cathedral: | Cathedral of Saint Thérèse the Little Flower of Jesus (Sơn Lộc) |
| Patron: | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Bishop: | Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến |
| Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Jean Marie Vũ Tất |
| Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Hưng Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis Hung Hoaënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
François-Marie Savina served in the Hưng Hóa area for 40 years.[4]
The current Bishop is Dominic Hoang Minh Tien.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 54,351 km2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Hung Hóa had about 198,000 believers (3.1% of the population), 24 priests and 73 parishes.[5] In 2011, it had 222,647 Catholics, 54 priests, and 191 religious.
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral in Trung Son Tay commune (Hà Tây Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[6]
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Paul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. | December 03, 1924May 21, 1938 | Resigned | [8] | |
| 2 | Bishop Gustave-Georges-Arsène Vandaele, M.E.P. | May 21, 1938November 21, 1943 | Died in office | ||
| 3 | Bishop Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. | January 11, 1945March 05, 1960 | Resigned | ||
| 4 | Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang | March 05, 1960November 24, 1960 | Remained as bishop of Hưng Hóa. | ||
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang | November 24, 1960November 14, 1985 | Died in office | [9] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh | November 14, 1985January 22, 1989 | ||||
| 3 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Phụng Hiểu | December 03, 1990May 09, 1992 | ||||
| 4 | Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương | August 05, 2003March 01, 2011 | Transferred to Đà Lat | |||
| 5 | Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất | March 01, 2011August 29, 2020 | Resigned | |||
| – | Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên | August 29, 2020December 18, 2021 | Apostolic administrator | |||
| 6 | Bishop Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến | December 18, 2021present | Current bishop | |||
| Auxiliary Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất | March 29, 2010 – March 01, 2011 | [12] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. | June 15, 2013 – December 22, 2018 | |||