Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

Coordinates: 16°28′00″N 107°34′59″E / 16.4667°N 107.5830°E / 16.4667; 107.5830
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Archdiocese of Huế

Archidioecesis Hueensis

Tổng Giáo Phận Huế
Cathedral of Huê
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHuế
Statistics
Area12,227 km2 (4,721 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
2,150,700
66,700 (3.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 August 1850 (1850-08-27)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Huế
Patron saintOur Lady of La Vang[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
CoadjutorJoseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân
Bishops emeritusÉtienne Nguyễn Như Thể
Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Map
Website
tonggiaophanhue.net

The Archdiocese of Huế (Latin: Archidioecesis Huéensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.

The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km2 and headed by Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (from 2016), who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa.

The suffragan dioceses are:

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.[2]

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.[3]

Bishops[edit]

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin[edit]

  • François Pellerin MEP (1850–1862)
  • Joseph Sohier MEP (1862–1876)
  • Jean Pontvianne MEP (1877–1879)
  • Louis Caspar MEP (1880–1907)
  • Eugène Allys MEP (1908-1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Huế[edit]

Archbishops of Huế[edit]

  1. Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (1960–1968), appointed Titular Archbishop of Bulla Regia
  2. Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên PFI (1968–1988), before as Apostolic administrator (1964-1968)
  3. Stephen (Étienne) Nguyễn Như Thể (1998–2012), before as Apostolic administrator (1994-1998)
  4. Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (2012–2016)
  5. Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh (2016–present)

Coadjutor Archbishops[edit]

  • Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể (1975-1983), retired and was later appointed Apostolic administrator and Archbishop here
  • Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân (2023-present)

Auxiliary Bishops[edit]

  1. Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn (1984-2001), not officially confirmed
  2. Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (2005-2012), appointed Archbishop here

Other secular clergy who became bishops[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nguyễn, Chí Linh (2019-12-31). "Decision on the Patron Saint of Huế Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ GCatholic.org
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory profile of the Archdiocese of Huế

External links[edit]

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