Diocese of Vinh Long

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The diocese of Vinh Long (Latin, Dioecesis Vinhlongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The bishop is Thomas Nguyên Van Tan, since 2001.

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

The diocese covers an area of 7,878 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2004, the diocese of Vinh Long had about 183,728 believers (4.6% of the population), 158 priests and 88 parishes.[1]

St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vinh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. ^ Giga Catholic Information
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Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam
under Council of Bishops of Vietnam
Archdiocese of Hanoi: Bắc Ninh | Bùi Chu | Hải Phòng | Hưng Hóa | Lạng Sơn and Cao Bang | Phát Diệm | Thái Bình | Thanh Hóa | Vinh
Archdiocese of Hue: Ban Mê Thuột | Đà Nẵng | Kontum | Nha Trang | Quy Nhơn
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city: Bà Rịa | Cần Thơ | Đà Lạt | Long Xuyên | Mỹ Tho | Phan Thiết | Phú Cường | Vĩnh Long | Xuân Lộc