Roman Catholic Diocese of Bà Rịa
| Diocese of Ba Ria Dioecesis Barianensis Giáo phận Bà Rịa | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
 Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Deaneries |
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| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,988 km2 (768 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,011,971 247,252 (24.4%) |
| Parishes | 79 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Philip and Saint James in Bà Rịa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
| Website | |
| giaophanbaria.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ba Ria (Latin: Dioecesis Barianensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, in southern Vietnam, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Nhà Thờ Chính Toà Đức Maria Mẹ Thiên Chúa, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in TX Bà Rịa, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province, Southeastern Vietnam.
History
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]
Statistics and extent
As per 2014, the diocese pastorally served 254,302 Catholics (17.8% of 1,427,024 total) on an area of 1,989 km² in 84 parishes with 166 priests (101 diocesan, 65 religious), 799 lay religious (282 brothers, 517 sisters) and 71 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
- Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (22 November 2005 - 6 May 2017), previously Titular Bishop of Hilta (1992.03.06 – 2005.11.22) as Auxiliary Bishop of mother see Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) (1992.03.06 – 2005.11.22)
- Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (6 May 2017 - ...), succeeding as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Ba Ria (27 November 2015 – 6 May 2017)
See also
References
- ↑ http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/05/06/new_bishop_succeeds_in_ba_ria_diocese,_vietnam/1310471
- ↑ http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=6219&lan=eng Vatican press release on the creation of the diocese
Sources and external links
| Province of Hanoi | |
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| Province of Hue | |
| Province of Saigon | |
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Coordinates: 10°29′50″N 107°10′12″E / 10.4971°N 107.1700°E