Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt
Banmethuoten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ban Mê Thuôt, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Ban Me Thuot in Vietnam's Central Highlands was erected on 22 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI from territory of the Dioceses of Da Lat and Kontum. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hue, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak Province.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 June 1967
- Latin
- Banmethuoten(sis)
- Patron
- Vietnamese Martyrs
- Annuario code
- 001000821
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 468,836
- Population
- 3,285,606
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.3%
- Priests
- 217
- Catholics per priest
- 2,161
- Extent
- 24,475 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 19
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac
- Born
- 15 October 1967
- Birthplace
- Ban Mê Thuôt
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Buon Ma Thuot stands in Ban Mê Thuôt, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Hue
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Hue.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of HuêHuê
- Diocese of KontumKontum
- Diocese of Nha TrangNha Trang
- Diocese of Quy NhonQuy Nhon
- Diocese of Ðà NangÐà Nang
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 22 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI from territory taken out of the dioceses of Đà Lạt and Kontum, the Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột (Latin: Dioecesis Banmethuotensis) is centered on the city of Buôn Ma Thuột (formerly known as Ban Mê Thuột) in Đắk Lắk Province of the Central Highlands region and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Huế. Of the two million people in its territory, more than 10% are Roman Catholics, many belonging to ethnic minorities. John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc became bishop in 2024, after Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Hải Phòng in 2022.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.