Diocese of

My Tho

Vietnam

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 9,262 km²

Population: 136,866 Catholics (3.2% of 4,241,000 total) (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh

Neighbouring Dioceses: Vinh Long (↙), Long Xuyên (←), Kompong Cham (↖), Phú Cuong (↑), Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (↗), Ba Ria (→)

Depends on: Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

Statistics: 106 parishes, 1 mission, 134 priests (131 diocesan, 3 religious), 203 lay religious (5 brothers, 198 sisters), 64 seminarians (2015)

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History

1960.11.24: Established as Diocese of My Tho / Mỹ Tho (Tiếng Việt) / 美萩 (正體中文) / Mythoën(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Đưc Mẹ Vô Nhiếm Nguyên Tôi, TP Mỹ Tho, Tiền Giang, Mekong Delta

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.07.26 – ...):

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm (66)

Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

Ordinaries

Bishops of My Tho (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm (66)
(2014.07.26 – ...)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam)
Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam

Hãy theo thầy

Born:	1952.10.02 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1980.08.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.11.15

Titular Bishop of Trofimiana (2008.10.15 – 2014.07.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (2008.10.15 – 2014.07.26)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (2014.07.26 – ...)

Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam (2016.10.05 – ...)

Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.09.28 – 2014.07.26)

Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc (later Archbishop)
(1999.03.26 – 2013.09.28)

Ad Deum lætitiæ meæ

Born:	1944.11.11 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1970.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.05.20
Died:	2018.03.06 († 73)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1999.03.26 – 2013.09.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam (2013 – 2016.10.05)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (2013.09.28 – 2014.03.22)

Apostolic Administrator of My Tho (Vietnam) (2013.09.28 – 2014.07.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (2014.03.22 – 2018.03.06)

Bishop André Nguyễn Văn Nam
(1989.02.24 – 1999.03.26)

Vui mừng trong thánh giá

Born:	1922.02.24 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1952.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.06.10
Died:	2006.03.16 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Puppi (1975.06.06 – 1989.02.24)

Coadjutor Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1975.06.06 – 1989.02.24)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1989.02.24 – 1999.03.26)

Bishop Joseph Trần Văn Thiện
(1960.11.24 – 1989.02.24)

Born:	1908.10.01 (Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1935.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.01.22
Died:	1989.02.24 († 80)

Bishop of My Tho (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1989.02.24)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn (84) (later Cardinal) (1993.03.22 – 1998.03.01)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop André Nguyễn Văn Nam (1975.06.06 – 1989.02.24)

as of 2018.11.07

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