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Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên

The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.

Diocese of Long Xuyên

Dioecesis Longxuyensis

Giáo phận Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên Cathedral
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceSài Gòn
Statistics
Area10,243 km2 (3,955 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
4,356,037
233,018 (5.3%)
Parishes164
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 November 1960
CathedralQueen of Peace Cathedral, Long Xuyên
Patron saintMary, Mother of God
Secular priests285
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Trần Văn Toản
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Nguyễn Năng
Bishops emeritusJoseph Trân Xuân Tiéu
Website
Website of the Diocese

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275 priests and 186 parishes.[1]

Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the cathedral of the diocese.[2]

Bishops

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Bishops of Long Xuyên

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  1. Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ (24 November 1960 - 30 December 1997)
  2. Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần (30 December 1997 - 2 October 2003)
  3. Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu (2 October 2003 - 23 February 2019)
  4. Joseph Trần Văn Toản (23 February 2019 - present)

Coadjutor Bishops

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Auxiliary Bishops

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Other secular clergy who became bishops

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References

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  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. ^ GCatholic.org

10°22′53″N 105°26′23″E / 10.3814°N 105.4398°E / 10.3814; 105.4398


 

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