Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Phú Cường | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Phucuongensis |
Local: | Giáo phận Phú Cường |
Country: | Vietnam |
Province: | Hồ Chi Minh City |
Area Km2: | 10,855 |
Population: | 4,381,206 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Catholics: | 141,239 |
Catholics Percent: | 3.8 |
Parishes: | 112 |
Established: | 14 October 1965 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Thủ Dầu Một |
Patron: | Sacred Heart |
Priests: | 147 |
Bishop: | Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước |
Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Peter Trần Đình Tứ |
Website: | giaophanphucuong.org |
The Diocese of Phú Cường (Latin: Dioecesis Phycuongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. Since 2012 the bishop of the diocese has been Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước.[1] The diocese in its present form was founded on October 14, 1965. By 2013, the diocese of Phú Cường had about 141,239 Catholics (4.8% of the population), 161 priests and 96 parishes.[2]
The diocese covers an area of 10,855 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thủ Dầu Một City is the cathedral of the diocese.[3]