The diocese of Đà Nẵng ( la, Dioecesis Đànẵngensis, links=no) is a

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diocese in central

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. 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

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of the Archdiocese of Huế. By 2004, the diocese of Đà Nang had about 57,870 believers (2.7% of the population), 68

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Cathedral in

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has been assigned as the

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of the

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Bishops

* Pierre Marie Pham-Ngoc-Chi (January 18, 1963 - January 21, 1988) * François Xavier Nguyên Quang Sách (January 21, 1988 - November 6, 2000) * Paul Nguyên Binh Tinh, P.S.S. (November 6, 2000 - May 13, 2006) * Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri (May 13, 2006 - March 12, 2016), appointed Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng * Joseph Đặng Đức Ngân (since March 12, 2016)

References

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