Diocese of Hung Hóa

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The diocese of Hung Hóa (Latin, Dioecesis Hung Hoaensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Antoine Vu Huy Chuong, since 2003.

The creation of the diocese in present form was decalared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 54,351 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

By 2004, the diocese of Hung Hóa had about 198,000 believers (3.1% of the population), 24 priests and 73 parishes.^[1]

Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral Cathedral in Trung Son Tay commune (Ha Tay Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

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Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam
under Council of Bishops of Vietnam

Archdiocese of Hanoi:	Bắc Ninh \| Bùi Chu \| Hải Phòng \| Hưng Hóa \| Lạng Sơn and Cao Bang \| Phát Diệm \| Thái Bình \| Thanh Hóa \| Vinh
Archdiocese of Hue:	Ban Mê Thuột \| Đà Nẵng \| Kontum \| Nha Trang \| Quy Nhơn
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city:	Bà Rịa \| Cần Thơ \| Đà Lạt \| Long Xuyên \| Mỹ Tho \| Phan Thiết \| Phú Cường \| Vĩnh Long \| Xuân Lộc