Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum

Diocese of Kon Tum
Dioecesis Kontumensis
Giáo phận Kontum
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 Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established
  • 1932 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum)
  • 1960 (as Diocese of Kontum)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum
Secular priests 103
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị
Metropolitan Archbishop Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Emeritus Bishops
  • Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh
  • Peter Trần Thanh Chung
Website
http://giaophankontum.com

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.

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)
  • Peter 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)

Coordinates: 14°20′43″N 108°00′48″E / 14.3453°N 108.0132°E / 14.3453; 108.0132

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