Roman Catholic Diocese of Bà Rịa


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ba Ria is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city, in southern Vietnam, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of Mary, Mother of God, dedicated to the Apostles Saint Philip and Saint James, in Bà Rịa city, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province, Southeastern Vietnam.

History

The bishopric was established on 22 November 2005 as Diocese of Ba Ria / Bà Rịa / 巴地 / Barianen, on territory detached from the Diocese of Xuân Lôc.

Statistics and extent

As per 2014, the diocese pastorally served 254,302 Catholics on an area of 1,989 km² in 84 parishes with 166 priests, 799 lay religious and 71 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries