Diocese of Hải Phòng

Diocese of Hải Phòng Dioecesis Haiphongensis Giáo Phận Hải Phòng
Catholic
Hải Phòng Cathedral Hải Phòng Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Hà Nội
Statistics
Area	9,079 km2 (3,505 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2022) 5,317,960 144,890 (2.7%)
Parishes	98
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 July 1678; 345 years ago as Apostolic Vicariate 24 November 1960; 63 years ago as Diocese
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Hải Phòng (Latin: Dioecesis Haiphongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Vietnam. The bishop is Vincent Nguyên Văn Ban, since 2022.

The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared 24 November 1960. The earliest forms of Roman Catholic institutions appeared in that territory since 1655, with French and Spanish missionaries until the middle of the 20th century.

The diocese covers an area of 10,000 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi.

By 2004, the diocese of Hai Phòng had about 113,092 believers (2.4% of the population), 29 priests and 62 parishes.

Queen of the Rosary Cathedral in Hai Phong has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.

Many migrant workers from other regions of Vietnam, who work in that busy port city, attend masses in Hai Phong.

In 2008, the Bishop of Hai Phong Diocese Joseph Vu Van Thien took part in World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia, where he presented a speech at the Homily at the Opening Mass for Vietnamese Youth.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking (1678-1924)

Vicar apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop François Deydier, M.E.P.	November 25, 1678 – July 1, 1693	Died in office
2	Bishop Raimondo Lezzoli, O.P.	October 20, 1696 – January 18, 1706
3	Bishop Juan de Santa Cruz, O.P.	April 3, 1716 – August 14, 1721
4	Bishop Tommaso Sextri, O.P.	August 14, 1721 – August 8, 1737
5	Bishop Hilario di Jesu Costa, O.A.D.	August 8, 1737 – March 11, 1757
6	Bishop Santiago Hernández, O.P.	August 13, 1757 – February 06, 1777
7	Bishop Manuel Obellar, O.P.	January 29, 1778 – September 07, 1789
8	Bishop Feliciano Alonso, O.P.	October 1, 1790 – February 2, 1799
9	Bishop Ignacio Clemente Delgado Cebrián, O.P.	February 2, 1799 – July 12, 1838	Died in office, martyred.
10	Bishop Jerónimo Hermosilla Aransáez, O.P.	August 2, 1839 – November 1, 1861
11	Bishop Hilarión Alcáraz, O.P.	November 1, 1861 – 1868	Resigned
12	Bishop Antonio Colomer, O.P.	February 11, 1870 – June 1, 1883	Transferred to Northern Tonkin
13	Bishop José Terrés, O.P.	May 29, 1883 – April 2, 1906	Died in office
14	Bishop Nicasio Arellano, O.P.	April 11, 1906 – April 14, 1919	Resigned
15	Bishop Francisco Ruiz de Azúa Ortiz de Zárate, O.P.	April 14, 1919 – December 03, 1924	Remained as Vicar apostolic of Hai Phòng.

Vicar apostolic of Hai Phòng (1924-1960)

Vicar apostolic			Period in office	Status	Reference
15		Bishop Francisco Ruiz de Azúa Ortiz de Zárate, O.P.	December 3, 1924 – May 22, 1929	Died in office
16		Bishop Alejandro García Fontcuberta, O.P.	May 31, 1930 – February 14, 1933
17		Bishop Francisco Gómez de Santiago, O.P.	February 18, 1933 – 1952
18	File:Bishop Truong Cao Dai, Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phong, Vietnam.jpg	Bishop Joseph Trương Cao Ðại	January 8, 1953 – 1960	Resigned
–		Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pierre Khuất Văn Tạo	May 07, 1955 – November 24, 1960	Apostolic Administrator

Bishop of Hai Phòng (1960-present)

Bishop			Coat of arms	Period in office	Status	Reference
1		Bishop Joseph-Marie-Pierre Khuất Văn Tạo		November 24, 1960 – August 19, 1977	Died in Office
2	File:Giuse Maria Nguyễn Tùng Cương.jpg	Bishop Joseph Marie Nguyễn Tùng Cương		January 10, 1979 – February 10, 1999
3	File:Archbishop Vu Van Thien.png	Bishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên	File:Coat of arms of Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên.svg	November 26, 2002 – November 17, 2018	Transferred to Hanoi
–		Archbishop Joseph Vũ Văn Thiên		November 17, 2018 – March 19, 2022	Apostolic Administrator
4	File:Bishop of Hai Phong Vicent Nguyen Van Ban.jpg	Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản	File:Coat of arms of Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản.svg	March 19, 2022–present	Current bishop

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking (1716–1919)

		Period in office	Reference
1	Bishop Tommaso Sextri, O.P.	March 18, 1716 – August 14, 1721
2	Bishop Hilario di Jesu Costa, O.A.D.	October 3, 1735 – April 8, 1737
3	Bishop Ignacio Clemente Delgado Cebrián, O.P.	February 11, 1794 – February 2, 1799
4	Bishop Domingo Henares de Zafra Cubero, O.P.	September 9, 1800 – June 25, 1838
5	Bishop Romualdo Jimeno Ballesteros, O.P.	August 2, 1839 – June 20, 1845
6	Bishop Hilarión Alcáraz, O.P.	September 5, 1848 – November 1, 1861
7	Bishop Gaspar Fernández, O.P.	March 27, 1863 – July 19, 1868
8	Bishop José Terrés, O.P.	February 6, 1875 – May 29, 1883
9	Bishop Francisco Ruiz de Azúa Ortiz de Zárate, O.P.	June 19, 1917 – April 14, 1919

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng (1932–1933)

		Period in office	Reference
–	Bishop-elect Francisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P.	November 28, 1932 – February 18, 1933

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hai Phòng is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

• Part of: Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi

External links

• Official website

Bibliography

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