Roman Catholic Diocese of Vinh Long

The diocese of Vinh Long (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhlongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The bishop is Thomas Nguyên Van Tan, since 2001.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 7,878 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2004, the diocese of Vinh Long had about 183,728 believers (4.6% of the population), 158 priests and 88 parishes.^[1]

St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vinh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

References

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory
2. ^ Giga Catholic Information

External links

• Official web-site of Diocese of Vinh Long

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