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Diocese of Bùi Chu

Dioecesis Buichuensis

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Bishop(s) Thomas Vũ Ðình Hiệu, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 24 November 1960 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hà Nội Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Viet Nam Square Kilometers: 1,350 (521 Square Miles) Official Web Site: https://gpbuichu.org Mailing Address: Toa Giam Muc, Xuan Ngoc, Xuan Truong, Nam Dinh, Viet Nam Telephone: (0350)3887.514 Fax: 3887.521

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}
  • Latin Name: Ton-Kin Centralis
  • Erected: 5 September 1848
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Viet Nam

• Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu
  • Latin Name: Buichuensis
  • Name Changed: 3 December 1924
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Viet Nam
  • Square Kilometers: 1,273 (491 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Domingo Martí, O.P. † (5 Sep 1848 Appointed - 26 Aug 1852 Died)
• St. José María Díaz Sanjurjo, O.P. † (26 Aug 1852 Succeeded - 20 Jul 1857 Died)
• St. Melchor García Sanpedro, O.P. † (20 Jul 1857 Succeeded - 28 Jul 1858 Died)
• St. Valentín Faustino Berrio Ochoa, O.P. † (28 Jul 1858 Succeeded - 1 Nov 1861 Died)
• Bernabé García Cezón, O.P. † (9 Sep 1864 Appointed - Nov 1879 Resigned)
• Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. † (Nov 1879 Succeeded - 26 Nov 1884 Died)
• Wenceslao Oñate, O.P. † (26 Nov 1884 Succeeded - 23 Jun 1897 Died)
• Máximo Fernández, O.P. † (16 Feb 1898 Appointed - 14 Aug 1907 Resigned)
• Pedro Muñagorri y Obineta, O.P. † (13 Aug 1907 Appointed - 17 Jun 1936 Died)
• Dominique Maria Hồ Ngọc Cẩn † (17 Jun 1936 Succeeded - 28 Nov 1948 Died)
• Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi † (3 Feb 1950 Appointed - 5 Mar 1960 Resigned)
• Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh † (5 Mar 1960 Appointed - 11 Feb 1974 Died)
• Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung † (28 Apr 1975 Appointed - 12 Mar 1987 Died)
• Joseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất † (12 Mar 1987 Succeeded - 11 Dec 1999 Died)
• Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. † (4 Jul 2001 Appointed - 17 Aug 2013 Died)
• Thomas Vũ Ðình Hiệu (17 Aug 2013 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}
5 September 1848	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu
9 March 1936	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu (Nam-Dinh (Thai-Binh, Humg-Yen, and Nam-Dinh))	Vicariate Apostolic of Thái Binh (erected)
Diocese of Bùi Chu
24 November 1960	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu	Diocese of Bùi Chu

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu
1950	190,329	697,009	27.3%	173	9	182	1,045		30	115	305	ap1951
Diocese of Bùi Chu
1963	165,000	950,000	17.4%	30		30	5,500		1	90	117	ap1991
1999	355,864	1,100,250	32.3%	49		49	7,262			327	130	ap2000
2000	349,000	1,120,000	31.2%	47		47	7,425			371	130	ap2001
2001	361,733	1,138,270	31.8%	52		52	6,956			432	129	ap2002
2003	371,500	1,350,000	27.5%	74		74	5,020			421	129	ap2004
2004	380,130	1,336,400	28.4%	58		58	6,553			475	129	ap2005
2006	386,148	1,428,658	27.0%	83	1	84	4,597		1	502	129	ap2007
2012	381,906	1,879,000	20.3%	163		163	2,342			735	173	ap2013
2015	398,084	1,218,100	32.7%	80	105	185	2,151		105	842	175	ap2016
2018	409,550	1,250,186	32.8%	104	107	211	1,940		110	913	176	ap2019
2020	417,185	1,274,467	32.7%	113	97	210	1,986		97	1,021	180	ap2021
2022	427,505	1,283,910	33.3%	213	14	227	1,883		26	1,132	183	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 2005 to 25 Jul 2009)
• Thomas Vũ Ðình Hiệu (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Dec 2012; Bishop: 17 Aug 2013)

  Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

  • St. Valentín Faustino Berrio Ochoa, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Dec 1857; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Jul 1858 to 1 Nov 1861)
  • Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần †
  • St. José María Díaz Sanjurjo, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 5 Sep 1848; Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1852 to 20 Jul 1857)
  • Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ †
  • Máximo Fernández, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Feb 1898 to 14 Aug 1907)
  • Bernabé García Cezón, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864 to Nov 1879)
  • St. Melchor García Sanpedro, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Apr 1853; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Jul 1857 to 28 Jul 1858)
  • Dominique Hoàng Van Ðoàn, O.P. †
  • Joseph Hoàng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 2001 to 17 Aug 2013)
  • Dominique Maria Hồ Ngọc Cẩn † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Mar 1935; Vicar Apostolic: 17 Jun 1936 to 28 Nov 1948)
  • Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1975 to 12 Mar 1987)
  • Dominic Mai Thanh Lương †
  • Domingo Martí, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Sep 1848 to 26 Aug 1852)
  • Pedro Muñagorri y Obineta, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Aug 1907 to 17 Jun 1936)
  • Wenceslao Oñate, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 18 Jul 1882; Vicar Apostolic: 26 Nov 1884 to 23 Jun 1897)
  • Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Mar 1960; Bishop: 24 Nov 1960 to 11 Feb 1974)
  • Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Feb 1950 to 5 Mar 1960)
  • Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 31 Aug 1866; Vicar Apostolic: Nov 1879 to 26 Nov 1884)
  • Joseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †
  • Joseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất † (Priest: 27 Nov 1960; Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Jul 1979; Bishop: 12 Mar 1987 to 11 Dec 1999)

  Source(s)

  Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale} Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 124 Vicariate Apostolic of Bùi Chu Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 25, and Page 26 Diocese of Bùi Chu Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 346, to Page 350

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