The Archdiocese of Huế () is a
Roman Catholic
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Archdiocese in central
Vietnam
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.
The creation of the archdiocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km
2 and has been under the leadership of
Archbishop
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Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, who was previously the
Bishop of Thanh Hóa, since 2016.
The suffragan dioceses are:
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Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột
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Diocese of Đà Nẵng
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Diocese of Kontum
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Diocese of Nha Trang
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Diocese of Quy Nhơn.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in
Huế
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has been assigned as the cathedral of the
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
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By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.
Catholic Hierarchy Directory profile of the Archdiocese of Huế
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Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)
Vicars Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)
Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)
Coadjutor Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)
Auxiliary Bishop of Huế (1960–present)
Other secular clergy who became bishops
* Dominique Marie Hồ Ngọc Cẩn, appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu and Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Zenobias in 1935 and later succeeded
* Thaddeus Anselm Lê Hữu Từ (deacon here until 1918), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diệm and Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Daphnusia in 1945
* Simon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sài Gòn and Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Sagalasse in 1955 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
* Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, appointed Bishop of Nha Trang in 1967 and later appointed Titular Archbishop
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of Vadesi and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sài Gòn in 1975 (later appointed Vice President and President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
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) (elevated to Cardinal in 2001)
References
External links
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Huế
Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
Christian organizations established in 1960
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Vietnam
1960 establishments in South Vietnam
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