Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Nẵng

Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam

The diocese of Đà Nẵng (Latin: Dioecesis Đànẵngensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân since 2016. 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 Huế. By 2004, the diocese of Đà Nang had about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68 priests and 38 parishes.^[3] Sacred Heart Cathedral in Da Nang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[4]

Bishops

Bishops of Đà Nẵng (1963-present)

Coadjutor Bishops of Đà Nẵng (1975-2000)

Other secular clergy who became bishops

• Joseph Lê Văn Ấn (incardinated here in 1963), appointed Bishop of Xuân Lộc in 1965
• Dominic Mai Thanh Lương (priest here, 1966-1976), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and Titular Bishop of Cebarades in 2003
• Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long PSS (priest here, 1990-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa and Titular Bishop of Gummi in Bizacena in 2013 and later Bishop of Vinh

References

1. "Diocese of Đà Nang statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
2. "Diocese of Đà Nang statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
3. Catholic Hierarchy Directory
4. GCatholic.org
5. "Diocese of Đà Nang ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
6. "Diocese of Đà Nang ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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