The diocese of Thai Binh (Latin, Dioecesis de Thai Binh) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The bishop is François Xavier Nguyên Van Sang, since 1990.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The diocese covers an area of 2,200 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop.
By 2004, the diocese of Thai Binh had about 116,399 believers (4. 1% of the population), 42 priests and 64 parishes. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches [1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thai Binh town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus ' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity Thái Bình city is a City in Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. [2]
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| Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam under Council of Bishops of Vietnam |
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