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.
Diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng Dioecesis Langsonensis et Caobangensis Giáo phận Lạng Sơn Cao Bằng | |
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| Catholic | |
 The coat of arms of Bishop Tri | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hà Nội |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,359[1] km2 (7,088 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 1,850,000 6,450[2] (0.3%) |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Dominic (Cửa Nam) |
| Patron saint | Saint Dominic |
| Secular priests | 28[4] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri (vn) was appointed in 2016 as the diocese's bishop.[5]
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.[6] Saint Dominic Cathedral in Lạng Sơn has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[7] In June 2007, fifty deacons were officially ordained in Lạng Sơn.
Ordinaries
editPrefects apostolics of Lang Són et Cao Bang (1913-1939)
edit| Prefect apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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| 1 | Fr. Bertrand Cothonay, O.P. | 1913 – 1924 | Resigned | [8] |
| 2 | Fr. Marie-Dominique Maillet, O.P. | March 31, 1925 – 1930 | ||
| – | Fr. Félix-Maurice Hedde, O.P. | June 01, 1929 – July 11, 1931 | Apostolic administrator | |
| 3 | November 20, 1931 – July 11, 1939 | Remained, and later he became bishop and vicar apostolic of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng | ||
Vicars apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang (1939-1960)
edit| Prefect apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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| 1 | Bishop Félix-Maurice Hedde, O.P. | July 11, 1939 – May 04, 1960 | Died in office | [9] |
| 2 | Bishop Réginald-André-Paulin-Edmond Jacq, O.P. | May 04, 1960 – November 24, 1960 | Resigned | |
Bishops of Lang Són et Cao Bang (1960-present)
edit| Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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| 1 | Bishop Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ | November 24, 1960 – September 02, 1998 | Died in office | [10] | ||
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Cardinal Paul-Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng | March 01, 1998 – September 02, 1998 | Apostolic Administrator sede plena | ||
| September 02, 1998 – June 06, 1999 | Apostolic Administrator | |||||
| 2 | 
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Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt | June 03, 1999 – February 19, 2005 | Transferred to Hanoi. | ||
| 3 | Bishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân | 
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October 12, 2007 – March 12, 2016 | Transferred to Đà Nang | ||
| 4 | Bishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri |
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March 12, 2016 – present | Current bishop | ||
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang (1948-1960)
| Coadjutor vicar apostolic | Period in office | Reference | |
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| 1 | Bishop Réginald-André-Paulin-Edmond Jacq, O.P. | July 08, 1948 – May 04, 1960 | [11] |
- Auxiliary Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (1960)
| Auxiliary Bishop | Period in office | Reference | |
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| – | Bishop-elect Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ | March 05, 1960 – November 24, 1960 | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "D of Lang Són et Cao Bang latest statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "D of Lang Són et Cao Bang latest statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Order of establishment (Diocese of Lang Son et Cao Bang)". gcatholic.
- ^ "D of Lang Són et Cao Bang latest statistics". gcatholic.
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ GCatholic.org
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang ordinaries". gcatholic.
- ^ "Diocese of Lang Són et Cao Bang ordinaries". gcatholic.
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