Diocese of Xuân Lôc
Xuanlocen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Xuân Lôc, Vietnam
The Diocese of Xuân Lộc is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Đồng Nai province, southeastern Vietnam, erected in 1965. It is one of the most populous Catholic dioceses in Vietnam and part of the ecclesiastical province of Saigon.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 October 1965
- Latin
- Xuanlocen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001000186
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,073,179
- Population
- 3,910,000
- Catholic share
- 27.4%
- Priests
- 465
- Catholics per priest
- 2,308
- Extent
- 5,965 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 180
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
- John Đỗ Văn Ngân
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 Christ the King stands in Xuân Lôc, 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 Saigon
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Bà RiaBà Ria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan Latin see within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Saigon in southern Vietnam, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuân Lộc (Latin: Dioecesis Xuanlocensis) nonetheless depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of Christ the King (Nhà thờ Chính toà Chúa Giêsu Vua) in Long Khánh, Đồng Nai, in Southeastern Vietnam, dedicated to Christ the King. John Đỗ Văn Ngân has been bishop since January 16, 2021.
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].