Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế
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The Archdiocese of Huế (Latin: Archidioecesis Huéensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,227 km2 (4,721 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,695,940 64,837 (3.8%) |
Parishes | 92 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 August 1850 (1850-08-27) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Patron saint | Our Lady of La Vang[1] |
Secular priests | 143 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Coadjutor | Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân |
Bishops emeritus | Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng |
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The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km2 and headed by Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (from 2016), who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa.
The suffragan dioceses are:
- Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt
- Diocese of Đà Nẵng
- Diocese of Kontum
- Diocese of Nha Trang
- Diocese of Quy Nhơn.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.[2]
By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.[3]