Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên

Diocese of Long Xuyên Dioecesis Longxuyensis Giáo phận Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh
Statistics
Area	10,243 km2 (3,955 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 3,995,339 234,360 (5.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 November 1960
Cathedral	Queen of Peace Cathedral, Long Xuyên
Patron saint	Mary, Mother of God
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Tran Văn Toan
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Bishops emeritus	Jean-Baptiste Bui Tuân Bishop Emeritus (1997-2003) Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu Bishop Emeritus (2003-2019)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.

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

The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275 priests and 186 parishes.^[1]

Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

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Coordinates: 10°22′53″N 105°26′23″E / 10.3814°N 105.4398°E / 10.3814; 105.4398

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