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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

Coordinates: 16°28′00″N 107°34′59″E / 16.4667°N 107.5830°E / 16.4667; 107.5830
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Archdiocese of Huê

Archidioecesis Hueensis

Tổng Giáo Phận Huê
Cathedral of Huê
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHuê
Statistics
Area12,227 km2 (4,721 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
2,150,700
66,700 (3.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1960
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Huế
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Bishops emeritusStephan Nguyễn Như Thể Archbishop Emeritus (2012-now)
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Archdiocese (Metropolitan) of Huế (Template:Lang-la) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.

The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km² and headed by Archbishop Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (from 2012), who was previously the Auxiliary Bishop of Huế.

The suffragan dioceses are:

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.[1]

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.[2]

Ordinaries

  • François Pellerin, MEP, 1850–62
  • Joseph Sohier, MEP, 1862–76
  • Jean Pontvianne, MEP, 1877–79
  • Louis Caspar, MEP, 1880–1907
  • Eugène Allys, MEP, 1908-1931
  • Alexandre Chabanon, MEP, 1931–36
  • François Lemasle, MEP, 1936–46
  • Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, MEP, 1948–60
  • Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, 1960–68
  • Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên, 1968–88
  • Vacant (1988–98)
  • Stephen (Étienne) Nguyễn Như Thể, 1998–2012
  • Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng, 2012–present

References

16°28′00″N 107°34′59″E / 16.4667°N 107.5830°E / 16.4667; 107.5830