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Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên

Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Xuyên

Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam

The diocese of Long Xuyên (Latin: Dioecesis Longxuyensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop is Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu, since 2003.

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

The diocese covers an area of 10,243 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

By 2016, the diocese of Long Xuyên had about 247,000 believers (5.9% of the population), 275 priests and 186 parishes.[1]

Queen of Peace Cathedral in Long Xuyên town has been assigned as the cathedral of the diocese.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Catholic Hierarchy Directory
  2. [2]
    GCatholic.org

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