Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Border: | Catholic |
Kon Tum |
Latin: | Dioecesis Kontumensis |
Local: | Giáo phận Kontum |
Province: | Huế |
Metropolitan: | Huế |
Area Km2: | 25,187 |
Population: | 2,138,500 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Catholics: | 394,274[1] |
Catholics Percent: | 18.4 |
Parishes: | 143 |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum |
Patron: | Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot |
Priests: | 103 |
Bishop: | Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị |
Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh |
Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis|links=no) 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.
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 |
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1 | | Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. | | November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975 | Resigned | |
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 | |
2 | | Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung | March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995 | |
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Diocese of Kontum statistics . gcatholic . May 29, 2024.
- Web site: Diocese of Kontum ordinaries . gcatholic . May 29, 2024.