| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Phát Diệm | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis de Phat Diem |
| Local: | Giáo phận Phát Diệm |
| Border: | catholic |
| Coat: | Huy hieu GM-Phero Kieu Cong Tung.jpg |
| Coat Size: | 200px |
| Coat Caption: | The coat of arms of Bishop Tùng |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Province: | Hà Nội |
| Coordinates: | 20.0943°N 106.079°W |
| Area Km2: | 1,786[1] |
| Population: | 1,060,210 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 161,550[2] |
| Catholics Percent: | 15.2 |
| Parishes: | 79[3] |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Established: | - 15 April 1901 (as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonking) - 3 December 1924 (renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Phát Diêm) - 7 May 1932 (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Thanh Hoá) - 24 November 1960 (promoted as Diocese)[4] |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary |
| Priests: | 136[5] |
| Bishop: | Peter Kiều Công Tùng |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến |
| Language: | Vietnamese |
The Diocese of Phát Diệm (Latin: Dioecesis de Phat Diem|links=no) 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 1,787 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Phát Diêm had about 144,721 believers (15.9% of the population), 31 priests and 65 parishes.[6]
Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Kim Sơn District (Ninh Bình Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[7] This cathedral complex was built between 1875 and 1899 and comprises four churches and one basilica, as well as several parks, ponds and grottos.
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. | December 03, 1924 – September 03, 1935 | Resigned | [9] | |
| 2 | Bishop Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng | September 03, 1935 – June 08, 1945 | |||
| 3 | June 14, 1945 – 1959 | ||||
| 4 | Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo | January 24, 1959 – November 24, 1960 | Remained as bishop of Phát Diệm. | ||
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Paul Bùi Chu Tạo | November 24, 1960 – November 03, 1998 | Resigned | [10] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến | November 03, 1998 – April 14, 2007 | ||||
| 3 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng | July 25, 2009 – October 19, 2019 | Transferred to Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh. | |||
| – | Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng | October 19, 2019 – March 25, 2023 | Apostolic Administrator | |||
| 4 | Bishop Peter Kiều Công Tùng | March 25, 2023 – present | Current bishop | |||
| Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Jean-Baptiste Nguyễn Bá Tòng | January 10, 1933 – September 03, 1935 | [12] |
| 2 | Bishop Jean-Marie Phan Ðình Phùng | May 28, 1940 – May 27, 1944 | |
| Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Joseph Lê Qúy Thanh | 1963 – May 07, 1974 | [13] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn thiện Khuyến | December 09, 1976 – December 15, 1981 | |||
| 3 | Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến | November 14, 1988 – November 03, 1998 | |||