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diocese in southern

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. The current bishop is

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, since October 2015. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 6,772 km², and is a

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of the

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. By 2014, the diocese of Vĩnh Long had about 199,404 Catholics (4.5% of the population), 179 priests and 209 parishes.

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’s Cathedral in

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town has been assigned as the

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of the

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Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic

* Pierre-Martin Ngô Đình Thục (8 Jan 1938 Appointed - 24 Nov 1960 Appointed, Archbishop of Huế)

Bishops

* Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (24 November 1960 Appointed - 12 July 1968 Resigned) * Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu (12 July 1968 Appointed - 3 July 2001 Retired) * Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân (3 July 2001 Succeeded - 17 August 2013 Died) *

(7 October 2015 Appointed - present)

References

External links

Official web-site of Diocese of Vinh Long
Vinh Long Christian organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Vinh Long, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1960 establishments in South Vietnam {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub