Roman Catholic Diocese of Cần Thơ
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The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., 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
| Ordinaries | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicars Apostolic of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình | File:Coat of arms of Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình.svg | September 20, 1955 – November 24, 1960 | Later Archbishop of Saigon | [3] | |
| Bishops of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | Bishop Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền, P.F.J. | November 24, 1960 – September 30, 1964 | Later Coadjutor Archbishop of Hue | [4] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang | March 22, 1965 – June 20, 1990 | Died in office | |||
| 3 | Bishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận | June 20, 1990 – October 17, 2010 | ||||
| 4 | File:Tri Buu Thien.jpg | Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên | October 17, 2010 – present | Current Bishop | ||
Coadjutor Bishops
- 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 - 1 January 2025)
Other secular clergy who became bishops
- 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
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
- ↑ GCatholic.org
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- Cần Thơ
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ho Chi Minh City
- 1960 establishments in South Vietnam