Diocese of Thái Bình
de Thai Binh
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Thái Bình, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Thai Binh in northern Vietnam was erected as an Apostolic Vicariate on 9 March 1936 and elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Thai Binh.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 November 1960
- Latin
- de Thai Binh
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Annuario code
- 001003212
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 141,259
- Population
- 3,255,178
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 4.3%
- Priests
- 182
- Catholics per priest
- 776
- Extent
- 2,221 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 64
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
- Dominic Dang Van Cau
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 the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thai Binh stands in Thái Bình, 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 Lang Són et Cao BangLang Són et Cao Bang
- Diocese of Phát DiêmPhát Diêm
- Diocese of Thanh HóaThanh Hóa
- Diocese of VinhVinh
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In northern Vietnam lies the Roman Catholic diocese of Thai Binh (Latin: Dioecesis de Thai Binh), a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Hanoi spanning 2,200 km2. Its present form dates to November 24, 1960, when the diocese was formally created. Dominic Đặng Văn Cầu has served as bishop since 2022, following Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Đệ. Figures from 2004 record roughly 116,399 faithful, about 4.1% of the local population, served by 42 priests across 64 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.