Roman Catholic Diocese of Phan Thiết

Coordinates: 10°55′19″N 108°05′42″E / 10.9220°N 108.0949°E / 10.9220; 108.0949
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Diocese of Phan Thiêt

Dioecesis Phanthietensis

Giáo phận Phan Thiết
Location
Country
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 January 1975
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Phan Thiết
Patron saintMary, Mother of God
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Do Manh Hung
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph 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
]

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10°55′19″N 108°05′42″E / 10.9220°N 108.0949°E / 10.9220; 108.0949