Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiết
Appearance
Diocese of Phan Thiêt Dioecesis Phanthietensis Giáo phận Phan Thiết | |
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Location | |
Country | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 January 1975 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Phan Thiết |
Patron saint | Mary, Mother of God |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Phan Thiêt (
Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city
.
By 2004, the diocese of Phan Thiêt had about 147,000 believers (13.3% of the population), 80
Bình Thuận Province) has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2] There are 238 sisters from Lovers of the Holy Cross congregation doing active social and missionary work within the Diocese.[citation needed
]
References
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