Roman Catholic Diocese of Kontum
| Diocese of Kontum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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Kontum Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Huê |
| Metropolitan | Huê |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,728 km2 (9,934 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,438,395 216,384 (15%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michel Hoăng Ðúc Oanh |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | François Xavier Lê Văn Hông |
| Emeritus Bishops | Pierre Trân Thanh Chung Bishop Emeritus (1995-2003) |
Diocese of Kontum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2003 is Michel Hoang Ðúc Oanh. More than 10% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt.
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