Bishopric of Ban Mê Thuột
Bishopric of Ban Mê Thuột | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Huế |
Diocesan bishop | Vincent Nguyên Van Ban |
founding | 1967 |
surface | 24,474 km² |
Parishes | 101 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Residents | 2,862,811 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics | 418,280 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
proportion of | 14.6% |
Diocesan priest | 133 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious priest | 39 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,432 |
Friars | 126 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
Religious sisters | 515 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Vietnamese |
cathedral | Heart of jesus |
Website | http://gpbanmethuot.vn/ |
The Diocese of Ban Me Thuot ( lat. : Dioecesis Banmethuotensis , Vietnamese : Giáo Phan Ban Me Thuot ) is in Vietnam Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Buon Ma Thuot .
history
The diocese of Ban Mê Thuột was founded on June 22, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from territorial cessions of the dioceses Đà Lạt and Kontum and subordinated to the archbishopric Huế as a suffragan .
Bishops of Ban Mê Thuột
- Pierre Nguyên Huy Mai , 1967–1990
- Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực , 1990-2000
- Joseph Nguyên Tich Duc , 2000–2006
- Vincent Nguyên Van Ban , since 2009