Roman Catholic Diocese of Can Tho
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The diocese of Cần Thơ is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam
.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13257 km² (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese
of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priest
s and 131 parish
es.
Sacred Heart
Cathedral Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral
of the diocese
.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13257 km² (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese
Suffragan Diocese
A suffragan diocese is a diocese in the Catholic Church that is overseen not only by its own diocesan bishop but also by a metropolitan bishop. The metropolitan is always an archbishop who governs his own archdiocese...
of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
s and 131 parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es.
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity....
Cathedral Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of the diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
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Bishops
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuân (June 20, 1990–October 17, 2010)
- Stephen Tri Bửu Thiên (2010–present)