Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin:
Dioecesis Kontumensis ) is a
Roman Catholic diocese of
Vietnam . The
bishop since 2015 is
Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị . More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế . It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese . In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột .
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (1933-1960)
Vicar Apostolic
Period in office
Status
Reference
1
Bishop Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P.
January 10, 1933 – July 16, 1940
Died in office
2
Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P.
December 23, 1941 – August 19, 1951
3
Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz , M.E.P.
June 19, 1952 – November 24, 1960
Remains as Bishop of Kontum.
Bishop of Kontum (1960-present)
Bishop
Coat of Arms
Period in office
Status
Reference
1
Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz , M.E.P.
November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975
Resigned
2
Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc
October 02, 1975 – April 08, 1995
3
Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung
April 08, 1995 – July 16, 2003
4
Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh
July 16, 2003 – October 07, 2015
5
Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị
October 07, 2015 – present
Current Bishop
Coadjutor Bishops of Kontum (1975-1995)
Coadjutor Bishop
Period in office
Reference
1
Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc
March 27, 1975 – October 02, 1975
2
Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung
March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995
References
External links
Province of Hanoi Province of Hue Province of Saigon
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