B�i Chu (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thomas Vũ Ð�nh Hiệu, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 24 November 1960
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of H� 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 B�i 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 Mart�, O.P. † (5 Sep 1848 Appointed - 26 Aug 1852 Died)
St. Jos� Mar�a D�az Sanjurjo, O.P. † (26 Aug 1852 Succeeded - 20 Jul 1857 Died)
St. Melchor Garc�a Sanpedro, O.P. † (20 Jul 1857 Succeeded - 28 Jul 1858 Died)
St. Valent�n Faustino Berrio Ochoa, O.P. † (28 Jul 1858 Succeeded - 1 Nov 1861 Died)
Bernab� Garc�a Cez�n, O.P. † (9 Sep 1864 Appointed - Nov 1879 Resigned)
Manuel Ignacio Ria�o, O.P. † (Nov 1879 Succeeded - 26 Nov 1884 Died)
Wenceslao O�ate, O.P. † (26 Nov 1884 Succeeded - 23 Jun 1897 Died)
M�ximo Fern�ndez, O.P. † (16 Feb 1898 Appointed - 14 Aug 1907 Resigned)
Pedro Mu�agorri 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 L� Hữu Cung † (28 Apr 1975 Appointed - 12 Mar 1987 Died)
Joseph-Marie V� Duy Nhất † (12 Mar 1987 Succeeded - 11 Dec 1999 Died)
Joseph Ho�ng Văn Tiệm, S.D.B. † (4 Jul 2001 Appointed - 17 Aug 2013 Died)
Thomas Vũ Ð�nh 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 B�i Chu
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}	Vicariate Apostolic of B�i Chu
9 March 1936	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of B�i Chu (Nam-Dinh (Thai-Binh, Humg-Yen, and Nam-Dinh))	Vicariate Apostolic of Th�i Binh (erected)
Diocese of B�i Chu
24 November 1960	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of B�i Chu	Diocese of B�i Chu

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 B�i Chu

1950 190,329 697,009 27.3% 173 9 182 1,045 30 115 305 ap1951

Diocese of B�i 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

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of B�i Chu
1950	190,329	697,009	27.3%	173	9	182	1,045	30	115	305	ap1951
Diocese of B�i 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, Deceased

St. Valent�n Faustino Berrio Ochoa, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Dec 1857; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Jul 1858 to 1 Nov 1861)
Jean-Baptiste B�i Tuần †
St. Jos� Mar�a D�az Sanjurjo, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 5 Sep 1848; Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1852 to 20 Jul 1857)
Dominique-Marie Ð�nh Ðức Trụ †
M�ximo Fern�ndez, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Feb 1898 to 14 Aug 1907)
Bernab� Garc�a Cez�n, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864 to Nov 1879)
St. Melchor Garc�a Sanpedro, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Apr 1853; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Jul 1857 to 28 Jul 1858)
Dominique Ho�ng Van Ðo�n, O.P. †
Joseph Ho�ng 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 L� Hữu Cung † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1975 to 12 Mar 1987)
Dominic Mai Thanh Lương †
Domingo Mart�, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Sep 1848 to 26 Aug 1852)
Pedro Mu�agorri y Obineta, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Aug 1907 to 17 Jun 1936)
Wenceslao O�ate, 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 Ria�o, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 31 Aug 1866; Vicar Apostolic: Nov 1879 to 26 Nov 1884)
Joseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †
Joseph-Marie V� 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 B�i Chu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 25, and Page 26
Diocese of B�i Chu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 346, to Page 350

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