Diocese of Thái Bình
DIOCESE OF THÁI BÌNH
Bishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Đệ1. Ordinary
Bishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Đệ, S.D.B.
Born on January 15, 1946;
Ordained Priest on December 17, 1973;
Consecrated Bishop on January 18, 2006;
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bùi Chu on November 29, 2005;
Bishop of Thái Bình since September 1, 2009.
Address: Tòa Giám Mục Thái Bình
6 Trần Hưng Đạo, TP. Thái Bình, Việt Nam.
Phone: +84 36 383 1361 - Fax: +84 36 383 6580.
Email:
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Sacred Heart of Jesus CathedralSacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral was inaugurated on October 13, 2007. The 2,000-seat Gothic and Vietnamese-style Cathedral was built by Bishop Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang before his retirement.
Address: 6 đường Trần Hưng Đạo, TP. Thái Bình, Việt Nam.
Phone: +84 36 383 0870 - 384 1077
Masses on Sundays: 6:00, 9:00, 16:00 and 19:00.
2. Statistics
As of December 31, 2010, the diocese had 135,178 Catholics among atotal population of 3,250,000. It had 102 parishes and 343 subparishes and mission stations. It was served by 70 priests, 180 religious, 74 seminarians, 48 seminary candidates and 1,057 catechists. In a land area of 2,220.70 square-kilometers, the diocese covers provinces of Hưng Yên and Thái Bình.
3. Religious Congregations, Societies and Institutes
Religious Instilutes for Men
- Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Phone: +84 36 362 2280 - Salesians of Saint John Bosco
Phone: +84 90 376 6858 - Order of Preachers
Phone: +84 36 374 0600 - 320 1121 - Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix
Phone: +84 91 847 7620 - Congregation of the Sacred Heart
Phone: +84 97 383 5665 - Missionaries of Faith
Phone: +84 91 814 7063 - Domus Dei Clerical Society of Apostolic Life
Phone: +84 36 391 2347 - Missionaries of Mother of Redeemer
Phone: +84 97 913 2352
Religious Institutes for Women
- Dominican Sisters of Thái Bình
Phone: +84 36 374 7640 - Daughters of Our Lady of the Rosary of Bùi Chu
Phone: +84 168 419 7598 - Lovers of the Holy Cross of Tân Lập
Phone: +84 36 368 6910 - 354 5682 - Lovers of the Holy Cross of Tân Việt
Phone: +84 36 363 7005 - Sisters of Saint Paul de Chartres
Phone: +84 97 298 9876 - Missionaries of Mother Redeemer
Phone: +84 36 368 0066 - 367 4918
4. Catholic Sites
The Shrine of Martyrs of Đông PhúThe Shrine of Martyrs of Đông Phú is dedicated to two, native martyrs - Saints Peter Đinh Văn Thuận and Peter Đinh Văn Dũng
Address: Thôn Nam Hải, xã Nam Trung, huyện Tiền Hải, tỉnh Thái Bình, Việt Nam.
Phone: +84 36 367 6248
The Shrine of Saint Vincent Đông Thành
Address xã Nam Hải, huyện Tiền Hải, tỉnh Thái Bình, Việt Nam.
Phone: +84 36 367 4091
Website of the Diocese: http://giaophanthaibinh.org