The diocese of Cần Thơ (Latin: Dioecesis Canthoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
Diocese of Cần Thơ Dioecesis Canthoensis Giáo phận Cần Thơ | |
|---|---|
 Cần Thơ Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sài Gòn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,214 km2 (4,716 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 5,849,720 188,113 (3.2%) |
| Parishes | 150 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
| Secular priests | 249 (18 religious priests) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephanus Tri Buu Thiên |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| Coadjutor | Peter Lê Tấn Lợi |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km2 (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
Bishops
editVicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ
edit- Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (20 September 1955 – 24 November 1960), appointed Archbishop of Sài Gòn
Bishops of Cần Thơ
edit- Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền PFI (24 November 1960 – 11 March 1968), appointed Archbishop of Huế
- elevated to Titular Archbishop of Parium and Apostolic Administrator of Huế on 30 September 1964
- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (11 March 1968 – 20 June 1990)
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (20 June 1990 – 17 October 2010)
- Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (17 October 2010 – present)
Coadjutor Bishops
edit- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (22 March 1965 - 11 March 1968)
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (6 June 1975 - 20 June 1990)
- Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (26 November 2002 - 17 October 2010)
- Peter Lê Tấn Lợi (25 March 2023 - present)
Other secular clergy who became bishops
edit- Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (incardinated here in 1955), appointed Bishop of Vĩnh Long in 1960
- Louis Hà Kim Danh (incardinated priest here, 1955-1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường in 1982 and later succeeded
- Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mỹ Tho and later Archbishop of Hồ Chi Minh City (elevated to Cardinal in 2003)
- Antoine Vũ Huy Chương, appointed Bishop of Hưng Hóa in 2003 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
References
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