Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanh Hoa (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The diocese of Thanh Hoa (Latin: Dioecesis de Thanh Hoa) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2004 is Joseph Nguy n Chi Linh. Of the three million persons living in its area about 3% are Roman Catholics. The diocese covers an area of 11,168 km, and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ha Noi. It was erected on May 7, 1932 as a Vicariate Apostolic. On November 24, 1960 it was elevated to a diocese. Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Thanh Hoa city has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.