Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang

Diocese of Nha Trang Dioecesis Nhatrangensis Giáo Phận Nha Trang
Nha Trang Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Huế
Metropolitan	Huế
Statistics
Area	9,486 km2 (3,663 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 1,786,000 200,385 (11.2%)
Parishes	90
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1957 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang) 1960 (as Diocese of Nha Trang)
Cathedral	Christ the King in Nha Trang
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Website
giaophannhatrang.org

The diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The current bishop is , since December 4, 2009.

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

The diocese covers an area of 9,486 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.

By 2013, the diocese of Nha Trang had about 200,385 Catholics (11.2% of the population), 191 priests and 90 parishes.^[1]

Christ the King Cathedral in Nha Trang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

Ordinaries[]

Vicar Apostolic[]

• Paul Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. (5 July 1957 - 24 November 1960)

Bishops[]

• Paul Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. (24 November 1960 - 3 July 1966)
• François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuận (13 April 1967 - 24 April 1975)
• Paul Nguyên Van Hòa (25 April 1975 - 4 December 2009)
• (4 December 2009 – present)

References[]

External links[]

• Official web-site of Diocese of Nha Trang

Coordinates: 12°14′49″N 109°11′17″E / 12.2470°N 109.1881°E / 12.2470; 109.1881

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