Diocese of Kon Tum ( la, Dioecesis Kontumensis, links=no) is a
Roman Catholic
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of
Vietnam
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. The
bishop
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since 2015 is
Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a
suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a
Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a
diocese
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 associa ...
. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new
Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic
* Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. (10 January 1933 - 16 July 1940)
* Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. (23 December 1941 - 19 August 1951)
* Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (19 June 1952 - 24 November 1960)
Bishops
*
Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (24 November 1960 - 2 October 1975)
*
Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc (2 October 1975 - 8 April 1995)
*
Peter Trần Thanh Chung (8 April 1995 - 16 July 2003)
*
Michael Hoàng Ðức Oanh (16 July 2003 - 7 October 2015)
*
Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (7 October 2015 – present)
External links
General Information on the diocese
Kontum
Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia.
History
After the People's Army of Vietnam invaded South Vietnam on March 30, 1 ...
Christian organizations established in 1932
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Kontum, Roman Catholic Diocese of
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