Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

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

Archdiocese of Huế Archidioecesis Hueensis Tổng Giáo Phận Huế
Cathedral of Huê
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Huế
Statistics
Area	12,227 km^2 (4,721 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,150,700 66,700 (3.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 August 1850 (1850-08-27)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Huế
Patron saint	Our Lady of La Vang^[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Bishops emeritus	Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng Archbishop Emeritus (2012-2016) Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể Archbishop Emeritus (1998–2012)
Map
Website
tonggiaophanhue.net

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]

Ordinaries

• François Pellerin, MEP, 1850–62
• Joseph Sohier, MEP, 1862–76
• Jean Pontvianne, MEP, 1877–79
• Louis Caspar, MEP, 1880–1907
• Eugène Allys, MEP, 1908-1931
• Alexandre Chabanon, MEP, 1931–36
• François Lemasle, MEP, 1936–46
• Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, MEP, 1948–60
• Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, 1960–68
• Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên, 1968–88
• Vacant (1988–98)
• Stephen (Étienne) Nguyễn Như Thể, 1998–2012
• Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng, 2012–2016
• Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, 2016–present

References

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

• Official website (in Vietnamese)

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