Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang
Langsonen(sis) et Caobangen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lang Són et Cao Bang, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Lang Son and Cao Bang in far northern Vietnam was erected as an Apostolic Prefecture on 31 December 1913, raised to an Apostolic Vicariate in 1939, and became a diocese on 24 November 1960. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, it covers Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces and has one of Vietnam's smallest Catholic populations. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Dominic (Cua Nam) in Lang Son.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 November 1960
- Latin
- Langsonen(sis) et Caobangen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Dominic
- Annuario code
- 001001947
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,450
- Population
- 1,850,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.3%
- Priests
- 28
- Catholics per priest
- 230
- Extent
- 18,359 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.4
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 Chau Ngoc Tri
- Born
- 12 September 1956
- Birthplace
- Phuoc Am
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
Cathedral of Saint Dominic (Cua Nam), Lang Son stands in Lang Són et Cao Bang, 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 Hanoi
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Hanoi.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Hà NôiHà Nôi
- Diocese of Bac NinhBac Ninh
- Diocese of Bùi ChuBùi Chu
- Diocese of Hai PhòngHai Phòng
- Diocese of Hung HoáHung Hoá
- Diocese of Hà TinhHà Tinh
- Diocese of Phát DiêmPhát Diêm
- Diocese of Thanh HóaThanh Hóa
- Diocese of Thái BìnhThái Bình
- Diocese of VinhVinh
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Serving northern Vietnam's Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng provinces, the diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng (Latin: Dioecesis Langsonensis et Caobangensis) was declared in its present form on 24 November 1960 and covers 17,815 km2 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004 it counted 6,078 believers (0.5% of the population), 4 priests, and 11 parishes; Saint Dominic Cathedral in Lạng Sơn serves as its cathedral. Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri (vn) was appointed bishop in 2016. In June 2007 fifty deacons were officially ordained in Lạng Sơn.
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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.