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Diocese of

Cân Tho

Vietnam Vietnam

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cân Tho / Cần Thơ (Tiếng Việt) / 芹苴 (正體中文) / Canthoën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Long Xuyên (↖), Vinh Long (↗)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.10.17 – ...):Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (73)Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cân Tho (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (73)Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (73)
(2010.10.17 – ...)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam)

Đến với muôn dân

Born:1950.02.15 (Tra Long, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1987.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:2003.02.18

Coadjutor Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (2002.11.26 – 2010.10.17)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (2010.10.17 – ...)

Bishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận
(1990.06.20 – 2010.10.17)

Born:1930.12.02 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1960.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1975.06.06
Died:2010.10.17 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Abthugni (1975.06.06 – 1990.06.20)

Coadjutor Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1975.06.06 – 1990.06.20)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1990.06.20 – 2010.10.17)

Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang
(1965.03.22 – 1990.06.20)

Born:1909.07.23 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1935.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1965.05.05
Died:1990.06.20 († 80)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1965.03.22 – 1990.06.20)

Bishop Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền, P.F.J. (later Archbishop)
(1960.11.24 – 1964.09.30)

Nên Mọi Sự Cho Mọi Người

Born:1921.03.13 (Long-Duc, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1947.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:1961.01.22
Died:1988.06.08 (Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam † 67)

Bishop of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1964.09.30)

Titular Archbishop of Parium (1964.09.30 – 1968.03.11)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam) (1964.09.30 – 1968.03.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Huê (Vietnam) (1968.03.11 – 1988.06.08)

Vicars Apostolic of Cân Tho (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình (later Archbishop)
(1955.09.20 – 1960.11.24)

Hãy đi rao giảng

Born:1910.09.01 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1937.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:1955.11.30
Died:1995.07.01 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Agnus (1955.09.20 – 1960.11.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Cân Tho (Vietnam) (1955.09.20 – 1960.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saigon (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1976.11.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam (1966 – 1980)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (1976.11.23 – 1995.07.01)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 14,023 km²

Population: 188,113 Catholics (3.2% of 5,849,720 total) (2020)

Statistics: 150 parishes, 15 missions, 249 priests (231 diocesan, 18 religious), 594 lay religious (33 brothers, 561 sisters), 98 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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