''Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Huế'' ( la, Archidioecesis Huéensis) is a

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Archdiocese in central

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. The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km² and headed by

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Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh Joseph (Giuse) Nguyễn Chí Linh (born 22 November 1949) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2004 and the Archbishop of Huế since 2016. Biography He was born Nguyễn Chí Linh in Ba Lang, Nghi Sơn, ...

(from 2016), who was previously the Bishop of

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. The suffragan dioceses are: * Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt * Diocese of Đà Nẵng * Diocese of Kontum * Diocese of Nha Trang * Diocese of Quy Nhơn. Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in

Huế Huế () is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and was the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775 and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the old Imperial City and admi ...

has been assigned as the Cathedral of the

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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

*François Pellerin, MEP, 1850–62 *Joseph Sohier, MEP, 1862–76 *Jean Pontvianne, MEP, 1877–79 *Louis Caspar, MEP, 1880–1907 *Eugène Allys, MEP, 1908-1931 *Alexandre Chabanon, MEP, 1931–36 *François Lemasle, MEP, 1936–46 *

Jean-Baptiste Urrutia Jean-Baptiste Urrutia (born 6 November 1901, Les Aduldes, Basses-Pyrénées, France – died 15 January 1979, Montbeton, France) was a French Roman Catholic missionary from the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was an attendee at the Second Va ...

, MEP, 1948–60 *

Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

, 1960–68 *

Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count ...

, 1968–88 *Vacant (1988–98) *Stephen (Étienne) Nguyễn Như Thể, 1998–2012 * Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng, 2012–2016 *

, 2016–present

References

External links

* 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 {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub