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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kon Tum

Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam

Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.

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The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic

  • Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. (10 January 1933 - 16 July 1940)
  • Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. (23 December 1941 - 19 August 1951)
  • Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. (19 June 1952 - 24 November 1960)

Bishops

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