Diocese of Vinh, Vietnam

Special Churches

Cathedral: Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Đưc Mẹ Lên Trói, Xã Đoài, Nghệ An, North Central Coast

Vientiane (↖), Thanh Hoá (↑), Savannakhet (↓), Hà Tĩnh (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.12.22 – ...):	Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. (70)
Auxiliary Bishop (2013.06.15 – ...):	Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Viên (58) Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari

Ordinaries

Bishops of Vinh (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long, P.S.S. (70)
(2018.12.22 – ...)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam)

Accipe odorem ovium

Born:	1953.01.25 (Hà Nôi, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1990.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.09.06

Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena (2013.06.15 – 2018.12.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Hung Hoá (Vietnam) (2013.06.15 – 2018.12.22)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (2018.12.22 – ...)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. (78)
(2010.05.13 – 2018.12.22)

Bishop emeritus of Hà Tĩnh (Vietnam)

Veritas et caritas

Born:	1945.02.02 (Lang Anh, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1972.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.07.23

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (2010.05.13 – 2018.12.22)

Bishop of Hà Tĩnh (Vietnam) (2018.12.22 – 2021.03.19)

Bishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên
(2000.12.11 – 2010.05.13)

Cùng Chịu Ðóng Ðinh Vào Thập Giá Ðức Kitô / Per crucem Christi crucifixi

Born:	1927.01.07 (Trang Luu, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1960.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.11.19
Died:	2022.08.29 (Vinh, Vietnam † 95)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (1992.07.06 – 2000.12.11)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (2000.12.11 – 2010.05.13)

Bishop Pierre-Jean Trần Xuân Hạp
(1979.01.10 – 2000.12.11)

Born:	1920.10.06 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1959.02.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.03.04
Died:	2005.07.06 († 84)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (1979.01.10 – 2000.12.11)

Bishop Pierre-Marie Nguyễn Năng
(1971.01.05 – 1978.07.06)

Born:	1910.01.01 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1941.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.03.12
Died:	1978.07.06 († 68)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (1971.01.05 – 1978.07.06)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Trần Hữu Ðức
(1960.11.24 – 1971.01.05)

Born:	1891.06.22 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1927.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.09.16
Died:	1971.01.05 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Nicius (1951.06.14 – 1960.11.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Vinh (Vietnam) (1951.06.14 – 1960.11.24)

Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1971.01.05)

Vicars Apostolic of Vinh (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste Trần Hữu Ðức
(1951.06.14 – 1960.11.24)

(see above)

Bishop André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P.
(1924.12.03 – 1947.07.30)

Born:	1864.07.11 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1888.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1913.04.13
Died:	1947.07.30 († 83)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1912.12.11 – 1924.12.03)

Titular Bishop of Magydus (1912.12.11 – 1947.07.30)

Vicar Apostolic of Vinh (Vietnam) (1924.12.03 – 1947.07.30)

Vicars Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Roman Rite)

Bishop André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, M.E.P.
(1912.12.11 – 1924.12.03)

(see above)

Bishop François Belleville, M.E.P.
(1911.02.09 – 1912.07.07)

Born:	1860.01.14 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1884.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.06.04
Died:	1912.07.07 († 52)

Titular Bishop of Amisus (1911.02.09 – 1912.07.07)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1911.02.09 – 1912.07.07)

Bishop Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P.
(1886.05.21 – 1910.06.02)

Born:	1842.08.16 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1866.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1886.10.24
Died:	1921.01.15 († 78)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1886.05.21 – 1910.06.02)

Titular Bishop of Calama (1886.05.21 – 1921.01.15)

Bishop Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P.
(1877.12.08 – 1885.10.11)

Born:	1829.06.30 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1853.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1868.06.07
Died:	1885.10.11 († 56)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1866.09.04 – 1877.12.08)

Titular Bishop of Laranda (1866.09.04 – 1885.10.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1877.12.08 – 1885.10.11)

Bishop Jean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P.
(1846.03.27 – 1877.12.08)

Born:	1810.11.13 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1834
Consecrated Bishop:	1842.02.06
Died:	1877.12.08 († 67)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking (Vietnam) (1839.11.10 – 1846.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Emmaüs (1839.12.10 – 1877.12.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1846.03.27 – 1877.12.08)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên (1992.07.06 – 2000.12.11)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Paul Trần Ðình Nhiên (1963.02.05 – 1969.03.24)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P. (1866.09.04 – 1877.12.08)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Guillaume-Clément Masson, M.E.P. (1848.05.23 – 1853.07.24)

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Statistics

Area: 16,493 km²

Population: 300,694 Catholics (8.8% of 3,417,809 total) (2021)

Statistics: 125 parishes, 736 missions, 229 priests (211 diocesan, 18 religious), 1,722 religious (116 brothers, 1,606 sisters), 125 seminarians (2021)

History

1846.03.27: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Tonking (English) / Nam Ðàng Ngoài (Tiếng Việt) / Tonkin méridional (français) / 東京南境 (正體中文) / Ton-Kin Meridionalis (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Tonking)
1924.12.03: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh / Vinh (Tiếng Việt) / 榮 (正體中文) / Vinhen(sis) (Latin)
1960.11.24: Promoted as Diocese of Vinh / Vinh (Tiếng Việt) / 榮 (正體中文) / Vinhen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Hà Nôi)
2018.12.22: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Hà Tĩnh