Roman Catholic Diocese of Cần Thơ
Diocese of Cần Thơ Dioecesis Canthoensis Giáo phận Cần Thơ | |
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 Cần Thơ Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sài Gòn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,214 km2 (4,716 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 5,849,720 188,113 (3.2%) |
| Parishes | 150 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
| Secular priests | 249 (18 religious priests) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stephanus Tri Buu Thiên |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| Coadjutor | Peter Lê Tấn Lợi |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The diocese of Cần Thơ (Latin: Dioecesis Canthoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km2 (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
Bishops
[edit]Vicar Apostolic of Cần Thơ
[edit]- Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (20 September 1955 – 24 November 1960), appointed Archbishop of Sài Gòn
Bishops of Cần Thơ
[edit]- Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền PFI (24 November 1960 – 11 March 1968), appointed Archbishop of Huế
- elevated to Titular Archbishop of Parium and Apostolic Administrator of Huế on 30 September 1964
- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (11 March 1968 – 20 June 1990)
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (20 June 1990 – 17 October 2010)
- Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (17 October 2010 – present)
Coadjutor Bishops
[edit]- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (22 March 1965 - 11 March 1968)
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (6 June 1975 - 20 June 1990)
- Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (26 November 2002 - 17 October 2010)
- Peter Lê Tấn Lợi (25 March 2023 - present)
Other secular clergy who became bishops
[edit]- Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (incardinated here in 1955), appointed Bishop of Vĩnh Long in 1960
- Louis Hà Kim Danh (incardinated priest here, 1955-1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường in 1982 and later succeeded
- Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mỹ Tho and later Archbishop of Hồ Chi Minh City (elevated to Cardinal in 2003)
- Antoine Vũ Huy Chương, appointed Bishop of Hưng Hóa in 2003 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
References
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| Province of Hue | ||
| Province of Saigon | ||
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