Diocese of Đà Nang, Vietnam

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Đà Nang / Đa Nẵng (Tiếng Việt) / 峴港 (正體中文) / Danangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Huê

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

1963.01.18: Established as Diocese of Đà Nang / Đa Nẵng (Tiếng Việt) / 峴港 (正體中文) / Danangen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Quy Nhon and became suffragan of Huê)

Present Prelates

Bishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2023.09.21 – ...):	Archbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (66) Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Đà Nang (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (66)
(Apostolic Administrator 2023.09.21 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (66) (later Archbishop)
(2016.03.12 – 2023.09.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam)
Apostolic Administrator of Đà Nang (Vietnam)
Bishop emeritus of Đà Nang (Vietnam)

Ad gentes

Born:	1957.06.16 (Hà Nôi, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1987.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.12.03

Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1987.12.08 – 2007.10.12)

Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (2007.10.12 – 2016.03.12)

Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (2016.03.12 – 2023.09.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam) (2023.09.21 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (2023.09.21 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Châu Ngọc Tri (67)
(2006.05.13 – 2016.03.12)

Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam)

Trời mới đất mới

Born:	1956.09.12 (Ðà Nang, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1989.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.08.04

Priest of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (1989.11.21 – 2006.05.13)

Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (2006.05.13 – 2016.03.12)

Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang (Vietnam) (2016.03.12 – ...)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S.
(2000.11.06 – 2006.05.13)

Hãy đi rao giảng / Vade et annuntia

Born:	1930.06.30 (Phát Diêm, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1960.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.06.30
Died:	2023.11.21 (Vietnam † 93)

Coadjutor Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (2000.05.10 – 2000.11.06)

Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (2000.11.06 – 2006.05.13)

Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Quang Sách
(1988.01.21 – 2000.11.06)

Born:	1925.05.25 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1956.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.06.06
Died:	2013.07.07 († 88)

Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari (1975.06.06 – 1988.01.21)

Coadjutor Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (1975.06.06 – 1988.01.21)

Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (1988.01.21 – 2000.11.06)

Bishop Pierre-Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi
(1963.01.18 – 1988.01.21)

Born:	1909.05.14 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1933.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.08.04
Died:	1988.01.21 († 78)

Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu (Vietnam) (1950.02.03 – 1960.03.05)

Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Hæmimonto (1950.02.03 – 1960.11.24)

Bishop of Quy Nhon (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1963.01.18)

Bishop of Đà Nang (Vietnam) (1963.01.18 – 1988.01.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Paul Nguyễn Bình Tĩnh, P.S.S. (2000.05.10 – 2000.11.06)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Quang Sách (1975.06.06 – 1988.01.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Tâm Chúa Giêsu, TP Đa Nẵng, Đà Nẵng, South Central Coast

Pakse (←), Huê (↖), Quy Nhon (↘), Kontum (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 11,723 km²

Population: 73,988 Catholics (2.8% of 2,687,193 total)

Pastoral Centres: 51 parishes, 7 missions

Personnel: 112 priests (82 diocesan, 30 religious), 291 religious (44 brothers, 247 sisters), 44 seminarians