Roman Catholic Diocese of Phát Diệm

The diocese of Phát Diệm (Latin: Dioecesis de Phat Diem) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop position has been vacant since April 2007. However, on July 25, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI selected Rev. Joseph Nguyen Nang to head the diocese.

Diocese of Phát Diệm Dioecesis de Phat Diem Giáo phận Phát Diệm
Phát Diệm Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Hanoi
Metropolitan	Hanoi
Statistics
Area	1,787 km^2 (690 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 907,520 144,721 (15.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary Queen of the Rosary
Patron saint	Saints Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyên Năng
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Nguyên Van Yên Bishop Emeritus (1998–2007)
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

The diocese covers an area of 1,787 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

By 2004, the diocese of Phát Diêm had about 144,721 believers (15.9% of the population), 31 priests and 65 parishes.[1]

19th century stone angel in Phát Diêm Cathedral

Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Kim Sơn (Ninh Bình Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2] This cathedral complex was built between 1875 and 1899 and comprises four churches and one basilica, as well as several parks, ponds and grottos.

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy Directory
2. GCatholic.org