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Suffragan diocese Ban Mê Thuôt, Vietnam

Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt

Banmethuoten(sis)

Latin Church

The Latin rite Diocese of Ban Me Thuot in Vietnam's Central Highlands was erected on 22 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI from territory of the Dioceses of Da Lat and Kontum. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hue, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak Province.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Buon Ma Thuot, in Ban Mê Thuôt, Vietnam.

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Established
1967
Catholics
468,836
Priests
217
Territory
24,475 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac
Born
15 October 1967
Birthplace
Ban Mê Thuôt

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Buon Ma Thuot stands in Ban Mê Thuôt, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected on 22 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI from territory taken out of the dioceses of Đà Lạt and Kontum, the Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột (Latin: Dioecesis Banmethuotensis) is centered on the city of Buôn Ma Thuột (formerly known as Ban Mê Thuột) in Đắk Lắk Province of the Central Highlands region and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Huế. Of the two million people in its territory, more than 10% are Roman Catholics, many belonging to ethnic minorities. John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc became bishop in 2024, after Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Hải Phòng in 2022.

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