The diocese of Hưng Hóa (Latin: Dioecesis Hung Hoaënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
History
François-Marie Savina served in the Hưng Hóa area for 40 years.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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. | [4] |
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 | [5] | |
| 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 | [6] | ||
| 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 | Period in office | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Gustave-Georges-Arsène Vandaele, M.E.P. | July 07, 1936 – May 21, 1938 | [7] |
| Coadjutor Bishop | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Joseph Phan Thế Hinh | April 14, 1976 – November 14, 1985 | [8] | |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Jean Marie Vũ Tất | March 29, 2010 – March 01, 2011 | [9] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. | June 15, 2013 – December 22, 2018 | |||
| 3 | Bishop Paul Nguyễn Quang Ðĩnh | March 15, 2025 – present[10] | |||
References
- 1.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 ..."
- 2.Catholic Hierarchy Directory
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- 10."Resignations and Appointments, 15.03.2025". Holy See Press Office. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 22, 2025.