Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Metropolitan | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,187 km2 (9,725 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 2,138,500 394,274[1] (18.4%) |
Parishes | 143 |
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 |
Patron saint | Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot |
Secular priests | 103 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Bishops emeritus | Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh |
Website | |
giaophankontum.com |
Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. 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.
Vicar Apostolic | Period in office | Status | Reference | |
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1 | Bishop Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. | January 10, 1933 – July 16, 1940 | Died in office | [2] |
2 | Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. | December 23, 1941 – August 19, 1951 | ||
3 | Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. | June 19, 1952 – November 24, 1960 | Remains as Bishop of Kontum. |
Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. | November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975 | Resigned | [2] | ||
2 | Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc | October 02, 1975 – April 08, 1995 | ||||
3 | Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung | April 08, 1995 – July 16, 2003 | ||||
4 | Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh | July 16, 2003 – October 07, 2015 | ||||
5 | Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị | October 07, 2015 – present | Current Bishop |
Coadjutor Bishop | Period in office | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc | March 27, 1975 – October 02, 1975 | [2] | |
2 | Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung | March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995 |
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