Roman Catholic Diocese of Cần Thơ

Diocese of Cân Tho Dioecesis Canthoensis Giáo phận Cần Thơ
Cân Tho Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh
Statistics
Area	12,214 km2 (4,716 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 4,836,900 181,856 (3.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Stephanus Tri Buu Thiên
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Cần Thơ (Latin: Dioecesis Canthoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km² (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.^[1]

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

Bishops[]

• Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (June 20, 1990 – October 17, 2010)
• (2010–present)

References[]

Coordinates: 10°01′38″N 105°47′05″E / 10.0271°N 105.7848°E / 10.0271; 105.7848

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