Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Lạt
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The Diocese of Đà Lat (Latin: Dioecesis Dalatensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of Roman Catholic church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
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Diocese of Ðà Lat Dioecesis Dalatensis Giáo phận Ðà Lạt | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh |
Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,764 km2 (3,770 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,169,925 299,339 (25.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 24 November 1960 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas of Myra in Da Lat |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Dominic Nguyen Van Manh |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
Bishops emeritus | Antoine Vũ Huy Chương |
Website | |
simonhoadalat.com |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Nicola Bari, in the southern city of Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands.
Its present Bishop is Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh, since September 16, 2019.