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Suffragan diocese Vinh, Vietnam

Diocese of Vinh

Vinhen(sis)

Latin Church

The Latin rite Diocese of Vinh in north-central Vietnam was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Tonkin on 27 March 1846 and elevated to a diocese on 24 November 1960, today covering Nghe An Province after the 2018 split of Ha Tinh. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, its cathedral is Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral at Xa Doai.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, in Vinh, Vietnam.

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Established
1846
Catholics
303,702
Priests
211
Territory
16,493 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Alphonse Nguyen Huu Long
Born
25 January 1953
Birthplace
Hà Nôi
Institute
COMPAGNIA DEI SACERDOTI DI S. SULPIZIO (SULPIZIANI)

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The cathedral

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral stands in Vinh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Central Vietnam is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vinh (Latin: Dioecesis Vinhensis), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi extending across 16,499 km2. Its cathedral is Assumption Cathedral at Xã Đoài in Nghi Diên commune. The Most Reverend Alphonse Nguyễn Hữu Long received his appointment as bishop on December 22, 2018.

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