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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | [3] | ||
| 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 | ||
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| 1 | Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc | March 27, 1975 – October 02, 1975 | [4] | |
| 2 | Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung | March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995 | ||
External links
- "Diocese of Kontum statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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