The diocese of Vinh (Latin, Dioecesis Vinhensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The bishop is Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên, since 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
The creation of the diocese in present form was decalared November 24, 1960. 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 30,783 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 Vinh had about 453,018 believers (7. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 9% of the population), 126 priests and 143 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]
Assumption Cathedral in Nghi Dien Commune (Nghe An Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. Nghệ An ( Hán Tự: 乂[[wikt 安|安]] is the largest province in the North Central Coast of 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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