Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum

Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam

Diocese of Kon Tum

Dioecesis Kontumensis

Giáo phận Kontum

Kontum Cathedral

Location
Country|  Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province| Huế
Metropolitan| Huế
Statistics
Area| 25,728 km2 (9,934 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2013)
1,775,200
291,063 (16.4%)
Parishes| 94
Information
Denomination| Catholic
Sui iuris church| Latin Church
Rite| Roman Rite
Established|

* 1932 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum)
* 1960 (as Diocese of Kontum)

Cathedral| Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum
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.

## Ordinaries[edit]

### Vicars Apostolic[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (24 November 1960 - 2 October 1975)
* Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc (2 October 1975 - 8 April 1995)
* Pierre Trần Thanh Chung (8 April 1995 - 16 July 2003)
* Michael Hoàng Ðức Oanh (16 July 2003 - 7 October 2015)
* Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (7 October 2015 – present)

## External links[edit]

* General Information on the diocese

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