| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Thái Bình | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis de Thai Binh |
| Local: | Giáo phận Thái Bình |
| Coat: | Huy_hiệu_Giám_mục_Đức_cha_Đaminh_Đặng_Văn_Cầu.png |
| Coat Size: | 200px |
| Coat Caption: | The coat of arms of Bishop Cầu |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| Province: | Hà Nội |
| Area Km2: | 2,221[1] |
| Population: | 3,255,178 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 141,259[2] |
| Catholics Percent: | 4.3 |
| Parishes: | 135[3] |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Established: |
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| Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Bishop: | Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu |
| Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Thai Binh (la|Dioecesis de Thai Binh) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam. The bishop is Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu, since 2022, succeeding Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ.
The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 2,200 km2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.
By 2004, the diocese of Thai Binh had about 116,399 believers (4.1% of the population), 42 priests and 64 parishes.[4]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thai Binh town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[5]
In May, 2008, the authorities returned the two-building compound of build in 1936 My Duc seminary to the diocese. The seminary, which now bears the name of the Sacred Heart, provides education for 33 Roman Catholic students.[6]
| Vicar apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Juan Casado Obispo, O.P. | March 09, 1936 – January 19, 1941 | Died in office | [7] | |
| 2 | Bishop Santos Ubierna, O.P. | February 24, 1942 – April 15, 1955 | |||
| 3 | Bishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ | March 05, 1960 – November 24, 1960 | Remained as bishop of Thái Bính | ||
| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Dominique Ðinh Ðức Trụ | November 24, 1960 – June 07, 1987 | Died in office | [8] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Joseph-Marie Ðinh Bỉnh | June 07, 1987 – March 14, 1989 | ||||
| 3 | Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang | December 03, 1990 – July 25, 2009 | Resigned | |||
| 4 | Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B. | July 25, 2009 – October 29, 2022 | ||||
| 5 | Bishop Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu | October 29, 2022 – present | Current bishop | |||