Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum
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.
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Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Metropolitan | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,728 km2 (9,934 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,775,200 291,063 (16.4%) |
Parishes | 94 |
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 |
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 |
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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.