Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột () is a

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diocese of

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in the city of

Buôn Ma Thuột Buôn Ma Thuột or sometimes Buôn Mê Thuột or Ban Mê Thuột (, ), is the capital city of Đắk Lắk Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Its population was 434,256 in 2023. The city is the largest in the Central Highlands and k ...

(''f.k.a.'' Ban Mê Thuột) in Đắk Lắk Province of the Central Highlands region. John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc was appointed bishop in 2024, after Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Hải Phòng in 2022. The Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt was erected on 22 June 1967 by

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with territory from the dioceses of

Đà Lạt Da Lat, or Dalat (; ), is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province and the largest city of the Central Highlands region in Vietnam. The city is located above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau. Da Lat is one of the most popular tourist destinat ...

and

Kontum Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum province, Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Historically, this area has been in ...

. It is a

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of the Archdiocese of Huế. More than 10% of the two million people living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ban Mê Thuôt (1967-present)

;Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt (1981-2000)

References

External links

Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt
Buon Ma Thuot Ban Me Thuot Christian organizations established in 1967 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Ban Me Thuot, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1967 establishments in South Vietnam {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub