Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum
Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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![]() Kontum Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Metropolitan | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,728 km2 (9,934 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 1,775,200 291,063 (16.4%) |
Parishes | 94 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum |
Secular priests | 103 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
giaophankontum.com |
Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2015 is . More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.
Ordinaries[]
Vicars Apostolic[]
- Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. (10 January 1933 - 16 July 1940)
- Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. (23 December 1941 - 19 August 1951)
- Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (19 June 1952 - 24 November 1960)
Bishops[]
- Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (24 November 1960 - 2 October 1975)
- Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc (2 October 1975 - 8 April 1995)
- (8 April 1995 - 16 July 2003)
- (16 July 2003 - 7 October 2015)
- (7 October 2015 – present)
External links[]
Coordinates: 14°20′43″N 108°00′48″E / 14.3453°N 108.0132°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
- Christian organizations established in 1932
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hue
- Asian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Vietnam religion stubs