Diocese of Long Xuyên
Latin Catholic diocese in Vietnam
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The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The current bishop is Joseph Trần Văn Toản, since 2019.
CountryVietnam
Area10,243 km2 (3,955 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2021)
- 4,356,037
- 233,018 (5.3%)
Diocese of Long Xuyên Dioecesis Longxuyensis Giáo phận Long Xuyên | |
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Long Xuyên Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sài Gòn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,243 km2 (3,955 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 164 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 November 1960 |
| Cathedral | Queen of Peace Cathedral, Long Xuyên |
| Patron saint | Mary, Mother of God |
| Secular priests | 285 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Trần Văn Toản |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| 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
Bishops of Long Xuyên
- Michel Nguyễn Khắc Ngữ (24 November 1960 - 30 December 1997)
- Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần (30 December 1997 - 2 October 2003)
- Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu (2 October 2003 - 23 February 2019)
- Joseph Trần Văn Toản (23 February 2019 - present)
Coadjutor Bishops
- Jean Baptiste Bùi Tuần (15 April 1975 - 30 December 1997)
- Joseph Trần Xuân Tiếu (3 June 1999 - 2 October 2003)
- Joseph Trần Văn Toản (25 August 2017 - 23 February 2019)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Joseph Trần Văn Toản (5 April 2014 - 25 August 2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and succeeded as Bishop here
Other secular clergy who became bishops
- Dominique Nguyễn Văn Lãng (incardinated here in 1960), appointed Bishop of Xuân Lộc in 1974
- Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, appointed Bishop of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng in 1999 and later Apostolic Administrator and Archbishop of Hà Nội
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