Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum

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
Catholic
Kontum Cathedral
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	January 18, 1932 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum) November 24, 1960 (as Diocese of Kontum)
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.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (1933-1960)

Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
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 of Kontum (1960-present)

Bishop			Coat of Arms	Period in office	Status	Reference
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 Bishops of Kontum (1975-1995)

Coadjutor Bishop			Period in office	Reference
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

References

1. "Diocese of Kontum statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
2. "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

External links

• General Information on the diocese

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