Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 10,243 km² Bishop Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu | Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 24 November 1960 Country Vietnam Metropolitan archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
3,995,339
234,360 (5.9%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Queen of Peace in Long Xuyên Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City | ||
The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.
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 2004, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 234,360 believers (5.9% of the population), 189 priests and 113 parishes.
Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA