Parishes 246 Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 14 October 1965 Country Vietnam Metropolitan archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc | Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 5,965 km² Patron saint Saint Joseph | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2014)
3,020,800
921,489 (30.5%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City | ||
The diocese of Xuân Lộc (Latin: Dioecesis Xuanlocensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop, since 2016, is Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo since May 7 2016. More than 30% of the three million people living in its area are Roman Catholics.
The diocese covers an area of 5,964 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. It was erected on October 14, 1965. In 2005, part of its territory was split off to become the diocese of Ba Ria.
Bishops
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuân Lộc Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA