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The diocese of Đà Nẵng (Latin: Dioecesis Đànẵngensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân since 2016. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared January 18, 1963. The diocese covers an area of 11,690 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
The Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam comprises solely a Latin rite hierarchy, joint in a national episcopal conference, comprising three metropolitan archdioceses and 24 suffragan dioceses. There are no Eastern Catholic, (missionary) pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
The newly constructed Huế and Đà Lạt universities were placed under Catholic authority to foster a Catholic-influenced academic environment. [ 57 ] In May 1963, in the central city of Huế , where Diệm's elder brother Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục was archbishop, Buddhists were prohibited from displaying the Buddhist flag during the ...
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang of Đà Nẵng diocese; St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hanoi of Hà Nội archdiocese; Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Hải Phòng of Hải Phòng diocese; Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế of Huế archdiocese; St. Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral in Sơn Tây of Hưng Hoá diocese
This is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...
Over the years the convent would accept Vietnamese girls who wished to join their order. They would also run an orphanage at the church; as of 2007 the church operates a kindergarten with 300 children. The revenue from this operation helps keep the Domaine open. [6] The complex is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Lạt. [7]
By far the largest diocese in the country by population of people and second in the number of Catholics, yet like most big cities it only covers a small area of 2,390 km 2 (920 sq mi). The suffragan dioceses are: Diocese of Bà Rịa; Diocese of Cần Thơ; Diocese of Đà Lạt; Diocese of Long Xuyên; Diocese of Mỹ Tho; Diocese of Phan Thiết
The bishopric was established on 22 November 2005 as Diocese of Ba Ria / Bà Rịa (Tiếng Việt) / 巴地 (正體中文) / Barianen(sis) (Latin adjective), on territory detached from the Diocese of Xuân Lôc. [2] According to Jesuit missionaries, in 1670, in Xích Lam (Ðất Ðỏ), near Bà Rịa, there were nearly 300 Catholic families ...