Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế
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Archdiocese of Huế Archidioecesis Hueensis Tổng Giáo Phận Huế | |
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Location | |
Country | Vietnam |
Ecclesiastical province | Huế |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,227 km2 (4,721 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,695,940 64,837 (3.8%) |
Parishes | 92 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 August 1850 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Huế |
Patron saint | Our Lady of La Vang[1] |
Secular priests | 143 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
Coadjutor | Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân |
Bishops emeritus | Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng |
Map | |
Website | |
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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:
- Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt
- Diocese of Đà Nẵng
- Diocese of Kontum
- Diocese of Nha Trang
- Diocese of Quy Nhơn.
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]
- Eugène Allys MEP (1924-1931)
- Alexandre Chabanon MEP 1931–36
- François Lemasle MEP 1936–46
- Jean-Baptiste Urrutia MEP (1948–1960), appointed Titular Archbishop of Carpathos
Archbishops of Huế[edit]
- Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục (1960–1968), appointed Titular Archbishop of Bulla Regia
- Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên PFI (1968–1988), before as Apostolic administrator (1964-1968)
- Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn (1988–1990), Apostolic administrator
- Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn (1990–1994), Apostolic administrator
- Stephen (Étienne) Nguyễn Như Thể (1998–2012), before as Apostolic administrator (1994-1998)
- Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (2012–2016)
- 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]
- Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn (1984-2001), not officially confirmed
- Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng (2005-2012), appointed Archbishop here
Other secular clergy who became bishops[edit]
- Dominique Marie Hồ Ngọc Cẩn, appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu and Titular Bishop of Zenobias in 1935 and later succeeded
- Thaddeus Anselm Lê Hữu Từ O.Cist (deacon here until 1918), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diệm and Titular Bishop of Daphnusia in 1945
- Simon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sài Gòn and Titular Bishop of Sagalasse in 1955 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
- François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, appointed Bishop of Nha Trang in 1967 and later appointed Titular Archbishop of Vadesi and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sài Gòn in 1975 (later appointed Vice President and President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace) (elevated to Cardinal in 2001)
References[edit]
- ^ Nguyễn, Chí Linh (2019-12-31). "Decision on the Patron Saint of Huế Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ GCatholic.org
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy Directory profile of the Archdiocese of Huế
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Vietnamese)
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