Vinh (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S., Bishop
Pierre Nguyên Văn Viên, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 24 November 1960
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hà Nội
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Viet Nam
Square Kilometers: 16,493 (6,370 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.giaophanvinh.net/
Mailing Address: Toa Giam Muc, Giao Phan Vinh, Xa Doai, Nghi Dien, Nghi Loc, Nghe An, Viet Nam
Telephone: (036)5415.615

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}
- Latin Name: Ton-Kin Meridionalis
- Erected: 27 March 1846
- Vicariate
- Country: Viet Nam
Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh
- Latin Name: Vinhensis
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: Viet Nam

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P. † (27 Mar 1846 Appointed - 8 Dec 1877 Died)
Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P. † (8 Dec 1877 Succeeded - 11 Oct 1885 Died)
Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P. † (21 May 1886 Appointed - 2 Jun 1910 Resigned)
François Belleville, M.E.P. † (9 Feb 1911 Appointed - 7 Jul 1912 Died)
André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. † (11 Dec 1912 Appointed - 30 Jul 1947 Died)
Jean Baptiste Trần Hữu Ðức † (14 Jun 1951 Appointed - 5 Jan 1971 Died)
Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng † (5 Jan 1971 Appointed - 6 Jul 1978 Died)
Pierre-Jean Trần Xuân Hạp † (10 Jan 1979 Appointed - 11 Dec 2000 Retired)
Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên † (11 Dec 2000 Succeeded - 13 May 2010 Retired)
Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. (13 May 2010 Appointed - 22 Dec 2018 Appointed, Bishop of Hà Tĩnh)
Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S. (22 Dec 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}
27 March 1846	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale} (erected)
21 June 1915	Territory Added		Vicariate Apostolic of Coastal Tonking {Tonkino Marittimo} (Boundaries Adjusted) Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale} (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh
Diocese of Vinh
24 November 1960	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh	Diocese of Vinh
22 December 2018	Territory Lost	Diocese of Vinh (Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Bình)	Diocese of Hà Tĩnh (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Vinh

1963 156,195 117 117 1,335 64 135 ap1971

1979 264,000 3,300,000 8.0% 95 95 2,778 185 137 ap1991

1999 429,528 4,929,528 8.7% 99 99 4,338 153 151 ap2000

2000 421,563 4,822,393 8.7% 108 108 3,903 168 143 ap2001

2001 417,890 4,984,000 8.4% 111 111 3,764 201 151 ap2002

2003 446,300 4,984,000 9.0% 124 124 3,599 214 144 ap2004

2004 453,018 5,766,000 7.9% 126 126 3,595 338 143 ap2005

2010 492,971 6,155,000 8.0% 158 3 161 3,061 3 697 179 ap2011

2014 523,046 5,218,600 10.0% 198 21 219 2,388 35 833 186 ap2015

2017 546,704 5,343,170 10.2% 250 23 273 2,002 41 1,189 193 ap2018

2018 281,934 3,065,300 9.2% 126 25 151 1,867 721 93 bul:22Dec2018

2020 291,946 3,327,791 8.8% 174 36 210 1,390 122 1,720 117 ap2021

2022 300,694 3,417,809 8.8% 211 18 229 1,313 116 1,606 125 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Vinh
1963	156,195			117		117	1,335		64	135	ap1971
1979	264,000	3,300,000	8.0%	95		95	2,778		185	137	ap1991
1999	429,528	4,929,528	8.7%	99		99	4,338		153	151	ap2000
2000	421,563	4,822,393	8.7%	108		108	3,903		168	143	ap2001
2001	417,890	4,984,000	8.4%	111		111	3,764		201	151	ap2002
2003	446,300	4,984,000	9.0%	124		124	3,599		214	144	ap2004
2004	453,018	5,766,000	7.9%	126		126	3,595		338	143	ap2005
2010	492,971	6,155,000	8.0%	158	3	161	3,061	3	697	179	ap2011
2014	523,046	5,218,600	10.0%	198	21	219	2,388	35	833	186	ap2015
2017	546,704	5,343,170	10.2%	250	23	273	2,002	41	1,189	193	ap2018
2018	281,934	3,065,300	9.2%	126	25	151	1,867		721	93	bul:22Dec2018
2020	291,946	3,327,791	8.8%	174	36	210	1,390	122	1,720	117	ap2021
2022	300,694	3,417,809	8.8%	211	18	229	1,313	116	1,606	125	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

François Belleville, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Feb 1911 to 7 Jul 1912)
Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên † (Deacon: 1 Feb 1960; Priest: 14 May 1960; Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Jul 1992; Bishop: 11 Dec 2000 to 13 May 2010)
Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 4 Sep 1866; Vicar Apostolic: 8 Dec 1877 to 11 Oct 1885)
André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1912 to 30 Jul 1947)
Jean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to 8 Dec 1877)
Guillaume-Clément Masson, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 23 May 1848 to 24 Jul 1853)
Paul Nguyễn Ðình Nhiên † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Feb 1963 to 24 Mar 1969)
Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng † (Priest: 23 Dec 1941; Bishop: 5 Jan 1971 to 6 Jul 1978)
Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 May 1886 to 2 Jun 1910)
Jean Baptiste Trần Hữu Ðức † (Deacon: 8 Sep 1926; Priest: 2 Apr 1927; Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jun 1951; Bishop: 24 Nov 1960 to 5 Jan 1971)
Pierre-Jean Trần Xuân Hạp † (Priest: 1 Feb 1959; Bishop: 10 Jan 1979 to 11 Dec 2000)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 123, to Page 124
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 7, Page 330
Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 25, and Page 26
Diocese of Vinh
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 346, to Page 350

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