Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum
Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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 Kontum Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
| Metropolitan | Huế |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,728 km2 (9,934 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,775,200 291,063 (16.4%) |
| Parishes | 94 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum |
| Secular priests | 103 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh |
| Website | |
| giaophankontum.com | |
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 Thuột.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic
- Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. (10 January 1933 - 16 July 1940)
- Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. (23 December 1941 - 19 August 1951)
- Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (19 June 1952 - 24 November 1960)
Bishops
- Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (24 November 1960 - 2 October 1975)
- Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc (2 October 1975 - 8 April 1995)
- Pierre Trần Thanh Chung (8 April 1995 - 16 July 2003)
- Michael Hoàng Ðức Oanh (16 July 2003 - 7 October 2015)
- Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (7 October 2015 – present)
External links
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| Province of Hue | ||
| Province of Saigon | ||
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