The diocese of Long Xuyên ( la, Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a
Roman Catholic
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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 ...
of
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a
suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city
The Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon; vi, Tổng giáo phận Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, french: Archidiocèse d'Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville, la, Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Hochiminhopolitana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesi ...
.
By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
s and 186
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
es.
Queen of Peace Cathedral in
Long Xuyên
Long Xuyên () is the capital city of An Giang province, in the Mekong Delta region of south-western Vietnam.
History
In 1789, a group of explorers established a small outpost in the Tam Khe canal, naming it Dong Xuyen. Sooner after a marketpl ...
town has been assigned as the
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
of the diocese.
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References
Long Xuyen
Christian organizations established in 1960
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Long Xuyen, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1960 establishments in South Vietnam
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