Roman Catholic Diocese of Vĩnh Long
Diocese of Vinh Long Dioecesis Vinhlongensis Giáo phận Vĩnh Long | |
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![]() Cathedral of Vinh Long | |
Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh |
Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,772 km2 (2,615 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 4,385,000 199,404 (4.5%) |
Parishes | 209 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Vĩnh Long |
Patron saint | St Philip Phan Văn Minh |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
Website | |
giaophanvinhlong.net |
The Diocese of Vĩnh Long (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhlongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is , since October 2015.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 6,772 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2014, the diocese of Vĩnh Long had about 199,404 Catholics (4.5% of the population), 179 priests and 209 parishes.[1]
St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vĩnh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
Ordinaries[]
Vicar Apostolic[]
- Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục (8 Jan 1938 Appointed - 24 Nov 1960 Appointed, Archbishop of Huế)
Bishops[]
- Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (24 November 1960 Appointed - 12 July 1968 Resigned)
- Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu (12 July 1968 Appointed - 3 July 2001 Retired)
- Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân (3 July 2001 Succeeded - 17 August 2013 Died)
- (7 October 2015 Appointed - present)
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City
- 1960 establishments in South Vietnam
- Asian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Vietnam religion stubs