Diocese of Xuân Lôc

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The diocese of Xuân Lôc (Latin: Dioecesis Xuanlocensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop, since 2004, is Dominique Nguyên Chu Trinh. More than 30% of the two million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics.

The diocese covers an area of 6,439 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh. It was erected on October 14, 1965. In 2005, part of territory was split off which became part of the diocese of Ba Ria.

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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
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