Parishes 90 Sui iuris church Latin Church Area 9,486 km² Bishop Joseph Võ Đức Minh | Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Country Vietnam | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
1,786,000
200,385 (11.2%) Established 1957 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang)
1960 (as Diocese of Nha Trang) Cathedral Christ the King Cathedral, Nha Trang Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế Metropolitan archbishop Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng | ||
The diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The current bishop is Joseph Võ Đức Minh, since December 4, 2009.
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The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 9,486 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
By 2013, the diocese of Nha Trang had about 200,385 Catholics (11.2% of the population), 191 priests and 90 parishes.
Christ the King Cathedral in Nha Trang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
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References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA