The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuân Lộc ( la, Dioecesis Xuanlocensis) is a

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diocese in the

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of the

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in southern

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, yet depends on the missionary

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. Its

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episcopal see is Cathedral of Christ the King (Nhà thờ Chính toà Chúa Giêsu Vua), dedicated to

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, in

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, Đồng Nai, Southeastern Vietnam. The bishop, since January 16, 2021, is John Đỗ Văn Ngân.

History

* It was erected on 14 October 1965, as Diocese of Xuân Lôc / Xuân Lộc (Tiếng Việt) / 春祿 (正體中文) / Xuanlocen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh city) * On 22 November 2005, it lost part of its territory to establish the

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Statistics

As of 2014, the diocese pastorally served 921,489 Catholics (30.5% of 3,020,800 total) on 5,964 km² in 246 parishes with 498 priests (359 diocesan, 139 religious), 2,256 lay religious (447 brothers, 1,809 sisters) and 168 seminarians.

Bishops

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Bishops of Xuân Lôc

# Joseph Lê Văn Ấn (14 October 1965 - 17 June 1974) # Dominique Nguyên Văn Lãng (1 July 1974 - 22 February 1988) # Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (22 February 1988 - 30 September 2004) # Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (30 September 2004 - 7 May 2016) # Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (7 May 2016 - 16 January 2021) #

John Đỗ Văn Ngân John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(16 January 2021 - present)

Coadjutor Bishops

* Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (16 July 1975 – 22 February 1988) * Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (4 June 2015 - 7 May 2016)

Auxiliary Bishops

# Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (6 March 1992 - 22 November 2005), appointed Bishop of Bà Rịa # Thomas Vũ Đình Hiệu (25 July 2009 - 24 December 2012), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu and later succeeded # Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (28 February 2013 - 4 June 2015), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and subsequently succeeded here # John Đỗ Văn Ngân (2 May 2017 - 16 January 2021), appointed Bishop here

Other secular clergy who became bishops

* Joseph Nguyễn Năng, appointed Bishop of Phát Diệm in 2009 and later Archbishop of Hồ Chi Minh City and concurrently Apostolic Administrator in the former *

Emmanuel Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

(priest here, 1980-2005), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bà Rịa in 2015 and later succeeded

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic - data for all sections

Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub