Diocese of Nha Trang
Nhatrangen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nha Trang, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Nha Trang on Vietnam's south-central coast was erected as an Apostolic Vicariate on 5 July 1957 and elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960, covering Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hue, its cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Nha Trang.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 November 1960
- Latin
- Nhatrangen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002387
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 230,000
- Population
- 1,930,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 11.9%
- Priests
- 302
- Catholics per priest
- 762
- Extent
- 9,486 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 24
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
- Joseph Huynh Van Sy
- Born
- 17 July 1963
- Birthplace
- Go Thi
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 Christ the King, Nha Trang stands in Nha Trang, 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 Ban Mê ThuôtBan Mê Thuôt
- Diocese of KontumKontum
- Diocese of Quy NhonQuy Nhon
- Diocese of Ðà NangÐà Nang
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Spanning 9,486 km² across the Provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Huế, its present form declared on November 24, 1960. Christ the King Cathedral in Nha Trang serves as its cathedral. By 2013 the diocese counted about 200,385 Catholics (11.2% of the population), 191 priests, and 90 parishes.
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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.