Diocese of Kon Tum
Diocese of Kon Tum Dioecesis Kontumensis Giáo phận Kontum | |
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Kontum Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
| Metropolitan | Huế |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,187 km2 (9,725 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 143 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum |
| Patron saint | Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot |
| Secular priests | 103 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh |
| Website | |
| giaophankontum.com | |
Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam around the city of Kon Tum. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km2 of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.