Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum
Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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Catholic | |
![]() Kontum Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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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