The Roman Catholic Diocese of
Ba Ria ( la, Dioecesis Barianensis) is a
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suffragan diocese in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city
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, in southern
Vietnam
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, yet it depends on the missionary
Dicastery for Evangelization
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Cathedral of Mary, Mother of God, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in
Bà Rịa city,
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province,
Southeastern Vietnam.
History
The bishopric was established on 22 November 2005 as Diocese of Ba Ria / Bà Rịa (Tiếng Việt) / 巴地 (正體中文) / Barianen(sis) (Latin adjective), on territory detached from the
Diocese of Xuân Lôc.
According to
Jesuit missionaries, in 1670, in Xích Lam (Ðất Ðỏ), near Bà Rịa, there were nearly 300 Catholic families. According to a report of Bishop M. Labbé, in 1670, "Dong Nai had at least over 2,000 parishioners". According to Adrien Launay, in 1747, the Đồng Nai region already had parish communities in Bengo (Bến Gỗ), R. Dou-nai (Đồng Nai), Dalua (Đá lửa ?) Ke-tat (Cái Tắt / Cái Tắc ?) Dou-mon (Đồng Môn ?)
[Đại Nam nhất thống chí, tập 5, trang 64, sông Đồng Môn], R. Moxoai (Mô Xoài), Ba-ria (Bà Rịa), Nui-nua (Núi Nứa) and Ðất Ðỏ, under the care of MEP and Jesuit missionaries.
Statistics and extent
As per 2014, the diocese pastorally served 254,302 Catholics (17.8% of 1,427,024 total) on an area of 1,989 km² in 84 parishes with 166 priests (101 diocesan, 65 religious), 799 lay religious (282 brothers, 517 sisters) and 71 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
*
Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (22 November 2005 - 6 May 2017), previously
Titular Bishop
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of
Hilta (1992.03.06 – 2005.11.22) as
Auxiliary Bishop of mother see
Xuân Lôc (Vietnam) (1992.03.06 – 2005.11.22)
*
Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
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(6 May 2017 - ...), succeeding as previous
Coadjutor Bishop of Ba Ria (27 November 2015 – 6 May 2017)
* Representative General: Joseph Võ Công Tiến
* Director of St. Thomas Hải Sơn Seminary: Joseph Đoàn Như Nghĩa
* Chancellor of the Episcopal See: John the Baptist Nguyễn Văn Bộ
* Chief of Office of the Bishopric: Joseph Nguyễn Công Luận
* Bà Rịa County Governor: Joseph Đặng Cao Trí
* Governor of Vũng Tàu: Matthew Trần Bảo Long
* Long Hương County Governor: Alphonsus Nguyễn Văn Thế
* Bình Giã County Governor: Paul Lê Đình Hùng
* Xuyên Mộc County Governor: Peter Đinh Phước Đại
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Christian organizations established in 2005
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
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