Diocese of Quy Nhon
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The diocese of Quy Nhon (Latin, Dioecesis Quinhonensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The bishop is Pierre Nguyên Soan, since 1999.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 16,200 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hue.
By 2004, the diocese of Quy Nhon had about 62,520 believers (1.7% of the population), 70 priests and 36 parishes.[1]
Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhon town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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