Diocese of Cân Tho
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The diocese of Cân Tho (Latin, Dioecesis Canthoensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân since 1990.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cân Tho had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral Cathedral in Can Tho has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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