Roman Catholic Diocese of Bà Rịa

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.

Diocese of Ba Ria

Dioecesis Barianensis

Giáo phận Bà Rịa
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHo Chi Minh City
MetropolitanHo Chi Minh City
Deaneries
  • Bà Rịa
  • Bình Giã
  • Long Hương
  • Vũng Tàu
  • Xuyên Mộc
Statistics
Area1,988 km2 (768 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
1,011,971
247,252 (24.4%)
Parishes79
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Saint Philip and Saint James in Bà Rịa
Patron saintMary, Mother of God
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEmmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Nguyễn Năng
Website
giaophanbaria.org

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of Mary, Mother of God, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in Bà Rịa city, 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
  1. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/05/06/new_bishop_succeeds_in_ba_ria_diocese,_vietnam/1310471
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Vatican press release on the creation of the diocese


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