| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Bac Ninh | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Bacninhensis |
| Local: | Giáo phận Bắc Ninh |
| Province: | Hà Nội |
| Area Km2: | 24,600 |
| Population: | 9,087,530 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 147,715[1] |
| Catholics Percent: | 1.6 |
| Parishes: | 93[2] |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Established: |
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| Cathedral: | Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral |
| Patron: | Our Lady of the Rosary, Martyrs of Bac Ninh[3] |
| Priests: | 96[4] |
| Bishop: | Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang |
| Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Website: | Website of the Diocese Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Bac Ninh (Latin: Dioecesis Bacninhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Bac Ninh had about 123,090 believers (1.8% of the population), 23 priests and 47 parishes.[5]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Bac Ninh has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[6]
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Antonio Colomer, O.P. | June 01, 1883 – February 07, 1902 | Died in office | [7] |
| 2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | February 07, 1902 – December 03, 1924 | Remained as Vicar apostolic of Bac Ninh | |
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | December 03, 1924 – July 09, 1925 | Died in office | [8] |
| 3 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | July 09, 1925 – October 14, 1931 | ||
| 4 | Bishop Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. | June 14, 1932 – December 19, 1947 | ||
| 5 | Bishop Dominique Hoàng Văn Ðoàn, O.P. | March 12, 1950 – 1955 | Transferred to Quy Nhon. | |
| – | Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pierre Khuất Văn Tạo | 1955 – April 05, 1963 | Apostolic Administrator | |
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng | April 05, 1963 – March 23, 1994 | Transferred to Hanoi | [9] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | March 23, 1994 – September 24, 2006 | Died in office | |||
| 3 | Bishop Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. | August 04, 2008 – June 17, 2023 | Resigned | |||
| 4 | Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | June 17, 2023 – present | Current bishop | |||
| Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Maximino Velasco, O.P. | July 28, 1889 – February 07, 1902 | [10] |
| 2 | Bishop Teodoro Gordaliza Sánchez, O.P. | August 10, 1915 – December 03, 1924 | |
| Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Joseph-Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến | December 15, 1988 – March 23, 1994 | [12] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph Đỗ Quang Khang | October 30, 2021 – June 17, 2023 | |||