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Suffragan diocese Phú Cuong, Vietnam

Diocese of Phú Cuong

Phucuongen(sis)

Latin Church

The Latin rite Diocese of Phu Cuong in southern Vietnam was erected on 14 October 1965. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong Province.

On the map

Esri
Phú Cuong, Vietnam, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1965
Catholics
141,239
Priests
147
Territory
10,855 km²

Parishes and churches

118 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
Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc
Born
22 September 1958
Birthplace
Chánh Hiêp

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Thu Dau Mot stands in Phú Cuong, 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

Founded in its present form on October 14, 1965, the Diocese of Phú Cường (Latin: Dioecesis Phucuongensis) covers 10,855 km² of southern Vietnam as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thủ Dầu Một City is its cathedral. By 2013 the diocese counted about 141,239 Catholics (4.8% of the population), 161 priests, and 96 parishes. Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước has been its bishop since 2012.