Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Long Xuyên
Latin:Dioecesis Longxuyensis
Local:Giáo phận Long Xuyên
Country:Vietnam
Province:Sài Gòn
Area Km2:10,243
Population:4,356,037
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:233,018
Catholics Percent:5.3
Parishes: 164
Established:24 November 1960
Cathedral:Queen of Peace Cathedral, Long Xuyên
Patron: Mary, Mother of God
Priests: 285
Bishop:Joseph Trần Văn Toản
Metro Archbishop:Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu
Website:Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275 priests and 186 parishes.[1]

Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the cathedral of the diocese.[2]

Bishops

Bishops of Long Xuyên

  1. Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ (24 November 1960 - 30 December 1997)
  2. Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần (30 December 1997 - 2 October 2003)
  3. Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu (2 October 2003 - 23 February 2019)
  4. Joseph Trần Văn Toản (23 February 2019 - present)

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

Other secular clergy who became bishops

References

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

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