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Suffragan diocese Ðà Lat, Vietnam

Diocese of Ðà Lat

Dalaten(sis)

Latin Church

The Latin rite Diocese of Da Lat covers Lam Dong Province in Vietnam's Central Highlands, erected on 24 November 1960 from territory of the Apostolic Vicariates of Saigon and Kontum. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari in Da Lat.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari, Da Lat, in Ðà Lat, Vietnam.

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Established
1960
Catholics
417,680
Priests
369
Territory
9,764 km²

Parishes and churches

171 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Dominic Nguyen Van Manh
Born
12 August 1955
Birthplace
Cân Tho

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari, Da Lat stands in Ðà Lat, 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.

History

In Vietnam's Central Highlands, the Diocese of Đà Lat (Latin: Dioecesis Dalatensis) is a Latin suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon, though it depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari in the southern city of Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province. Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh has been its bishop since September 16, 2019.