Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho (Latin: Dioecesis Mythoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of the 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]

Diocese of Mỹ Tho Dioecesis Mythoensis Giáo phận Mỹ Tho
Mỹ Tho Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh
Deaneries	Cái Bè Cao Lãnh Cù Lao Tây Đức Hoà Mỹ Tho Tân An
Statistics
Area	9,262 km2 (3,576 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 4,194,184 137,260 (3.3%)
Parishes	110
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
Patron saint	Saint Peter Nguyễn Văn Lựu
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Website
giaophanmytho.net

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 2017, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 137,260 Catholics (3.3% of the population), 162 priests and 110 parishes.[2]

Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mỹ Tho town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[3]