Diocese of Phan Thiet

Diocese of Phan Thiet
Basic data
Country	Vietnam
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
Diocesan bishop	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng
founding	1975
surface	7,828 km²
Parishes	93 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	1,207,389 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	179,303 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	14.9%
Diocesan priest	134 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	26 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	1,121
Friars	167 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	544 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Vietnamese
cathedral	Heart of jesus
Website	http://gpphanthiet.com/

The diocese of Phan Thiet ( Latin Dioecesis Phanthietensis , Vietnamese Giáo Phan Phan Thiet ) is in Vietnam Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Phan Thiet .

history

The diocese of Phan Thiết was founded on January 30, 1975 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Arcano Dei from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Nha Trang and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City as a suffragan .

Bishops of Phan Thiết

• Paul Nguyên Van Hòa , 1975, then Bishop of Nha Trang
• Nicolas Huynh Van Nghi , 1979-2005
• Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan , 2005–2009
• Joseph Vu Duy Thông , 2009–2017
• Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng , since 2019

See also

• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in Vietnam

Web links

• Entry for the Diocese of Phan Thiết on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Arcano Dei , AAS 67 (1975), n.3, pp. 170f.