Diocese of Quy Nhon
Quinhonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Quy Nhon, Vietnam
The Latin rite Diocese of Qui Nhon on Vietnam's south-central coast was elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960, succeeding the Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hue, its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Qui Nhon.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 24 November 1960
- Latin
- Quinhonen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001002707
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 78,746
- Population
- 4,725,310
- Catholic share
- 1.7%
- Priests
- 132
- Catholics per priest
- 597
- Extent
- 16,194 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Matthew Nguyen Van Khoi
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Qui Nhon stands in Quy Nhon, 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.
The province of Hue
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Hue.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of HuêHuê
- Diocese of Ban Mê ThuôtBan Mê Thuôt
- Diocese of KontumKontum
- Diocese of Nha TrangNha Trang
- Diocese of Ðà NangÐà Nang
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Central Vietnam is served by the Diocese of Qui Nhơn, a name also written as Quy Nhơn (Latin: Dioecesis Quinhonensis; Vietnamese: Giáo phận Qui Nhơn). The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. Its bishop is Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi. Before Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese on December 31, 2009, he had served as rector of Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhơn and as professor at the Stella Maris Major Seminary of Nha Trang.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].