Parishes 94 Area 25,728 km² | Secular priests 103 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)1,775,200291,063 (16.4%) Established 1932 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum)1960 (as Diocese of Kontum) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế Metropolitan archbishop Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng |
H nh h ng n c m m ng en gi o ph n kontum
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.
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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.
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