The diocese of Hưng Hóa ( la, Dioecesis Hung Hoaënsis) is a

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History

François-Marie Savina served in the Hưng Hóa area for 40 years. The current Bishop is Dominic Hoang Minh Tien. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 54,351 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. By 2004, the diocese of Hung Hóa had about 198,000 believers (3.1% of the population), 24

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es. In 2011, it had 222,647 Catholics, 54 priests, and 191 religious. Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral in Trung

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References

Hung Hoa Christian organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Hung Hoa, Roman Catholic Diocese of 2011 establishments in Vietnam {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub