Diocese of Ðà Nang
Danangen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ðà Nang, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Da Nang in central Vietnam was erected on 18 January 1963 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hue. Its cathedral is the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang. The see is sede vacante following the 2023 transfer of Bishop Joseph Dang Duc Ngan to Hue, where he now serves as archbishop while administering Da Nang.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 18 January 1963
- Latin
- Danangen(sis)
- Patron
- Sacred Heart
- Annuario code
- 001001273
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 73,742
- Population
- 2,763,900
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.7%
- Priests
- 118
- Catholics per priest
- 625
- Extent
- 11,723 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.3
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân
- Born
- 16 June 1957
- Birthplace
- Hà Nôi
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Da Nang stands in Ðà Nang, 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.
The province of Hue
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Hue.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of HuêHuê
- Diocese of Ban Mê ThuôtBan Mê Thuôt
- Diocese of KontumKontum
- Diocese of Nha TrangNha Trang
- Diocese of Quy NhonQuy Nhon
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Declared in its present form on January 18, 1963, the Diocese of Đà Nẵng (Latin: Dioecesis Đànẵngensis) serves central Vietnam across an area of 11,690 km² as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Huế. Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang serves as its cathedral. Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân has been bishop since 2016. By 2004 the diocese counted about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68 priests, and 38 parishes.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.