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 |
(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 | Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
| Website | |
| giaophanvinhlong.net | |
The Diocese of Vĩnh Long (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhlongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai, 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)
- Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai (7 October 2015 Appointed - present)
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