Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Lạng_Sơn_and_Cao_Bằng

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng

Diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Vietnam

The diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng (Latin: Dioecesis Langsonensis et Caobangensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam's Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng provinces.

Quick Facts Diocese of Lang Són et Cao BangDioecesis Langsonensis et Caobangensis Giáo phận Lạng Sơn Cao Bằng, Location ...

Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri (vn) was appointed in 2016 as the diocese's bishop.[1]

The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. The diocese covers an area of 17,815 km2, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004, the diocese had 6,078 believers (0.5% of the population), 4 priests and 11 parishes.[2] St. Joseph's Cathedral in Lạng Sơn has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[3] In June 2007, fifty deacons were officially ordained in Lạng Sơn.

References

  1. [1]
    "Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    GCatholic.org

21°50′N 106°45′E


Stub icon

This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Lạng_Sơn_and_Cao_Bằng, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.