Roman Catholic Diocese of Hưng Hóa

The diocese of Hưng Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis Hung Hoaënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.

Diocese of Hưng Hóa Dioecesis Hung Hoaensis Giáo Phận Hưng Hóa
Catholic
The coat of arms of Bishop Tiến
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Hà Nội
Statistics
Area	58,000[1] km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 8,010,300 267,400[2] (3.3%)
Parishes	160[3]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 April 1895 - Established as Apostolic Vicariate 24 November 1960 - Elevated as Diocese
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Thérèse the Little Flower of Jesus (Sơn Lộc)
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Bishops emeritus	Jean Marie Vũ Tất
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

François-Marie Savina served in the Hưng Hóa area for 40 years.^[4]

The current Bishop is Dominic Hoang Minh Tien.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared 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.^[5] In 2011, it had 222,647 Catholics, 54 priests, and 191 religious.

Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral in Trung Son Tay commune (Hà Tây Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[6]

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Upper Tonking (1895-1924)

Vicar apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop Paul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P.	April 18, 1895 – December 03, 1924	Remained as vicar apostolic of Hưng Hóa.	[7]

Vicar Apostolics of Hưng Hóa (1924-1960)

Vicar apostolic			Period in office	Status	Reference
1		Bishop Paul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P.	December 03, 1924 – May 21, 1938	Resigned	[8]
2		Bishop Gustave-Georges-Arsène Vandaele, M.E.P.	May 21, 1938 – November 21, 1943	Died in office
3		Bishop Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P.	January 11, 1945 – March 05, 1960	Resigned
4		Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang	March 05, 1960 – November 24, 1960	Remained as bishop of Hưng Hóa.

Bishops of Hưng Hóa (1960-present)

Bishop			Coat of Arms	Period in office	Status	Reference
1		Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang		November 24, 1960 – November 14, 1985	Died in office	[9]
2		Bishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh		November 14, 1985 – January 22, 1989
3		Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Phụng Hiểu		December 03, 1990 – May 09, 1992
4		Bishop Antoine Vũ Huy Chương		August 05, 2003 – March 01, 2011	Transferred to Đà Lat
5		Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất		March 01, 2011 – August 29, 2020	Resigned
–		Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên		August 29, 2020 – December 18, 2021	Apostolic administrator
6		Bishop Dominic Hoàng Minh Tiến		December 18, 2021 – present	Current bishop

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Hưng Hóa (1936-1938)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Reference
1	Bishop Gustave-Georges-Arsène Vandaele, M.E.P.	July 07, 1936 – May 21, 1938	[10]

Coadjutor Bishop of Hưng Hóa (1976-1985)

Coadjutor Bishop			Period in office	Reference
1		Bishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh	April 14, 1976 – November 14, 1985	[11]

Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa (2010-2018)

Auxiliary Bishop			Coat of Arms	Period in office	Reference
1		Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất		March 29, 2010 – March 01, 2011	[12]
2		Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S.		June 15, 2013 – December 22, 2018

References

1. "D of Hung Hoa latest statistics". gcatholic.
2. "D of Hung Hoa latest statistics". gcatholic.
3. "D of Hung Hoa latest statistics". gcatholic.
4. Catholic Vietnam: A Church from Empire to Nation -Charles Keith - 2012 Page 123 "The most notable of these authors was François-Marie Savina, who during his nearly forty years in the hưng hóa region ... From the 1880s until the First World War, much of the increasingly literate French population learned about the nation's ..."
5. Catholic Hierarchy Directory
6. GCatholic.org
7. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
8. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
9. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
10. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
11. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.
12. "Diocese of Hung Hoá ordinaries". gcatholic.

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