| Diocese of Đà Nẵng Dioecesis Danangensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Metropolitan | Huế |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,690 km2 (4,510 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 2.1 million 57,870 (2.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral Da Nang |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri |
The diocese of Đà Nẵng (Latin: Dioecesis Danangensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri since 2006.
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 Hue.
By 2004, the diocese of Ðà Nang had about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68 priests and 38 parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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