Metropolitan Huê Area 17,087 km² | Denomination Roman Catholic | |
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)3,780,70068,355 (1.8%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption in Qui Nhơn Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế | ||
The diocese of Qui Nhơn (also referred to as the diocese of Quy Nhơn; Latin: Dioecesis Quinhonensis; Vietnamese: Giáo phận Qui Nhơn) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The Bishop is Pierre Nguyên Soan, since 1999; Father Matthieu Nguyen Van Khoi, pastor of Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhơn and professor at the "Maria Stella" Seminary of Nha Trang, was appointed Coadjutor Bishop-elect of the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on December 31, 2009. He will be ordained at a later date; as coadjutor bishop to Bishop Soan, he serves as an auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the diocese but also, by canon law, has the right to automatically succeed him upon his death, retirement, or incapacitation.
Contents
- Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin
- Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin
- Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon
- Diocese of Qui Nhon
- References
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 16,200 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.
By 2004, the diocese of Qui Nhơn had about 62,520 believers (1.7% of the population), 70 priests and 36 parishes.
Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhơn town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin
Erected 1659
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin
Separated March 2, 1844 The separated entity, Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin, would later become the Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon and then the Archdiocese of Saigon.
Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon
Renamed December 3, 1924
Diocese of Qui Nhon
Elevated November 24, 1960