Roman Catholic Diocese of Cần Thơ explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Cần Thơ
Latin:Dioecesis Canthoensis
Local:Giáo phận Cần Thơ
Province:Sài Gòn
Area Km2:12,214
Population:5,849,720
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:188,113
Catholics Percent:3.2
Parishes: 150
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Patron: Sacred Heart
Priests: 249 (18 religious priests)
Bishop:Stephanus Tri Buu Thiên
Metro Archbishop:Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Coadjutor:Peter Lê Tấn Lợi
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Website:Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Cần Thơ (Latin: Dioecesis Canthoënsis) 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 13257km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.[1]

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]

Bishops

Vicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ

Bishops of Cần Thơ

  1. Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền (24 November 1960 – 11 March 1968), appointed Archbishop of Huế
  2. Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (11 March 1968 – 20 June 1990)
  3. Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (20 June 1990 – 17 October 2010)
  4. Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (17 October 2010 – present)

Coadjutor Bishops

Other secular clergy who became bishops

References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcanv.html Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathVN.htm#chk GCatholic.org

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