Roman Catholic Diocese of Vĩnh Long
| Diocese of Vinh Long Dioecesis Vinhlongensis Giáo phận Vĩnh Long | |
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Cathedral of Vinh Long | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh |
| Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,772 km2 (2,615 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 4,161,000 195,065 (4.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Vĩnh Long |
| Patron saint | St Philip Phan Van Minh |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Bui Van Đoc |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The diocese of Vĩnh 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 Vĩnh Long had about 183,728 believers (4.6% of the population), 158 priests and 88 parishes.[1]
St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vĩnh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
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