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. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 12,227 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004, the diocese of Bac Ninh had about 123,090 believers (1.8% of the population), 23

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Ordinaries

; Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Tonking * Antonio Colomer, O.P. (1 June 1883 - 7 February 1902) * Maximino Velasco, O.P. (7 February 1902 - 4 July 1924) ; Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bac Ninh * Teodoro Gordaliza y Sánchez, O.P. (4 July 1924 - 14 October 1931) * Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. (14 June 1932 - 19 December 1947) * Dominique Hoàng Van Ðoàn, O.P. (12 March 1950 - 1955) ; Bishops of the Diocese of Bắc Ninh * Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng (5 April 1963 - 23 March 1994) * Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến (23 March 1994 - 23 September 2006) * Cosme Hoàng Văn Ðạt, S.J. (4 August 2008 - 17 June 2023) * Joseph Do Quang Khang (17 June 2023 – present)

References

Christian organizations established in 1960

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Bac Ninh, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1960 establishments in North Vietnam Bắc Ninh province {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub