The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho () is a

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diocese in southern

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. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by

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on July 26, 2014, and was installed a month later. His predecessor, Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, was named Coadjutor Archbishop and then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, in September, 2013 and in March, 2014, respectively. The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 9,262 km² and is a

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of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. By 2021, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 138,102 Catholics (3.0% of the population), 148 priests and 113 parishes.

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Cathedral in

Mỹ Tho Mỹ Tho () is a city in the Tiền Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. It has a population of approximately 169,000 in 2006 and 220,000 in 2012. It is the regional center of economics, education and technology. The majori ...

town has been assigned as the

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of the

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Bishops

* Joseph Trần Văn Thiện (24 November 1960 - 24 February 1989) * André Nguyễn Văn Nam (24 February 1989 - 26 March 1999) * Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (26 March 1999 - 28 September 2013), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City) * Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm (26 July 2014 – present)

References

Mỹ Tho My Tho Christian organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century My Tho, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1960 establishments in South Vietnam {{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub