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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kontum

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

  1. ^ "Diocese of Kontum statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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