Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho
| Diocese of My Tho Dioecesis Mythoensis Giáo phận Mỹ Tho | |
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Mỹ Tho Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh |
| Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,262 km2 (3,576 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 4,278,000 111,454 (2.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 November 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mỹ Tho |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The diocese of My Tho (Latin: Dioecesis Mythoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July 26, 2014 and was installed a month later. His predecessor, Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, was named Coadjutor Archbishop and then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, in September, 2013 and in March, 2014, respectively. [1]
The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 9,262 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.
By 2004, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 111,454 believers (2.6% of the population), 82 priests and 63 parishes.[2]
Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mỹ Tho town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[3]
References
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/28/0615/01375.html
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
- ↑ GCatholic.org
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