Roman Catholic Diocese of Qui Nhơn

Diocese of Qui Nhon Dioecesis Quinhonensis Giáo phận Quy Nhơn
Our Lady of Assumption
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Huê
Metropolitan	Huê
Statistics
Area	17,087 km2 (6,597 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 3,780,700 68,355 (1.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Qui Nhơn
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Bishops emeritus	Pierre Nguyễn Soạn Bishop Emeritus (1999-2012)
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese of Qui Nhơn (also referred to as the diocese of Quy Nhơn; Latin: Dioecesis Quinhonensis; Vietnamese: Giáo phận Qui Nhơn) is a Roman Catholic diocese in central Vietnam. The Bishop is Pierre Nguyễn Soạn, since 1999; Father Matthieu Nguyen Van Khoi, pastor of Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhơn and professor at the "Maria Stella" Seminary of Nha Trang, was appointed Coadjutor Bishop-elect of the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on December 31, 2009. He will be ordained at a later date; as coadjutor bishop to Bishop Soan, he serves as an auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the diocese but also, by canon law, has the right to automatically succeed him upon his death, retirement, or incapacitation.

The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

The diocese covers an area of 16,200 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế.

By 2004, the diocese of Qui Nhơn had about 62,520 believers (1.7% of the population), 70 priests and 36 parishes.^[1]

Assumption Cathedral in Quy Nhơn town has been assigned as the cathedral of the diocese.^[2]

Ordinaries

Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin

Erected 1659^[1]

• Pierre Lambert de la Motte M.E.P. (1658–1679)
• Guillaume Mahot M.E.P. (1680–1684)
• François Perez (1687–1728)
• Alexandre de Alexandris (1728–1738)
• Arnaud-François Lefèbvre M.E.P. (1741–1760)
• Guillaume Piguel M.E.P. (1762–1771)
• Pierre-Joseph-Georges Pigneau de Béhaine, M.E.P. (1771–1799)
• Jean Labartette M.E.P (1799–1823)
• Jean-Louis Taberd M.E.P (1827–1840)
• Etienne-Théodore Cuénot M.E.P (1840–1844)

Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin

Separated March 2, 1844^[1] The separated entity, Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin, would later become the Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon and then the Archdiocese of Saigon.^[1]

• Etienne-Théodore Cuénot M.E.P. (1844–1861)
• Eugène-Étienne Charbonnier M.E.P. (1864–1878)
• Louis-Marie Galibert M.E.P. (1879–1883)
• Désiré-François-Xavier Van Camelbeke M.E.P. (1884–1901)
• Damien Grangeon M.E.P. (1902–1924)

Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon

Renamed December 3, 1924^[1]

• Damien Grangeon MEP (1924–1929)
• Augustin-Marie Tardieu M.E.P. (1930–1942)
• Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet M.E.P. (1943–1957)

Diocese of Qui Nhon

Elevated November 24, 1960^[1]

• Pierre Marie Pham-Ngoc-Chi (1960–1963)
• Dominique Hoàng Văn Đoàn O.P. (1963–1974)
• Paul Huynh Dông Các (1974–1999)
• Pierre Nguyễn Soạn (1999–2012)
• Matthieu Nguyên Van Khôi (2012–present)

References

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This page was last edited on 2 April 2024, at 11:50