Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Border: | Catholic |
Nha Trang | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Nhatrangensis |
Local: | Giáo Phận Nha Trang |
Province: | Huế |
Metropolitan: | Huế |
Area Km2: | 9,486 |
Population: | 1,930,000 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Catholics: | 230,000[1] |
Catholics Percent: | 11.9 |
Parishes: | 90 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Christ the King |
Patron: | Immaculate Conception |
Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Joseph Võ Đức Minh |
Website: | giaophannhatrang.org |
The diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis|links=no) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 9,486 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
By 2013, the diocese of Nha Trang had about 200,385 Catholics (11.2% of the population), 191 priests and 90 parishes.[2]
Christ the King Cathedral in Nha Trang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[3]
Bishop | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Paul-Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. | November 24, 1960 – July 03, 1966 | Died in office | [5] | ||
2 | Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận | April 13, 1967 – April 24, 1975 | Transferred to Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh. | |||
3 | Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà | April 25, 1975 – December 04, 2009 | Resigned | |||
4 | Bishop Joseph Võ Ðức Minh | December 04, 2009 – May 01, 2023 | ||||
– | Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh | July 23, 2022 – May 01, 2023 | Apostolic Administrator | |||
5 | Bishop Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ | May 01, 2023 – present | Current bishop |
Coadjutor Bishop | Coat of arms | Period in office | Reference | ||
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1 | Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhỏ | April 21, 1997 – May 21, 2003 | [6] | ||
2 | Bishop Joseph Võ Ðức Minh | November 08, 2008 – December 04, 2009 |