Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho

Diocese of My Tho Dioecesis Mythoensis Giáo phận Mỹ Tho
Mỹ Tho Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh
Deaneries	Cái Bè Cao Lãnh Cù Lao Tây Đức Hoà Mỹ Tho Tân An
Statistics
Area	9,262 km² (3,576 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 5,280,320 126,560 (2.4%)
Parishes	110
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	24 November 1960
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mỹ Tho
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
Website
giaophanmytho.net

The diocese of My Tho (Latin: Dioecesis Mythoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July 26, 2014 and was installed a month later. His predecessor, Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, was named Coadjutor Archbishop and then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, in September, 2013 and in March, 2014, respectively. ^[1]

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

The diocese covers an area of 9,262 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.

By 2013, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 126,560 Catholics (2.4% of the population), 125 priests and 110 parishes.^[2]

Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mỹ Tho town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.^[3]

Ordinaries

Joseph Trần Văn Thiện (24 November 1960 Appointed - 24 February 1989 Died)
André Nguyễn Văn Nam (24 February 1989 Succeeded - 26 March 1999 Retired)
Paul Bùi Văn Đọc (26 March 1999 Appointed - 28 September 2013 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City)
Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm (26 July 2014 Appointed - present)

Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam

Province of Hanoi	Archdiocese of Hà Nội Diocese of Bắc Ninh Diocese of Bùi Chu Diocese of Hải Phòng Diocese of Hưng Hóa Diocese of Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng Diocese of Phát Diệm Diocese of Thái Bình Diocese of Thanh Hóa Diocese of Vinh

Province of Hue	Archdiocese of Huế Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột Diocese of Đà Nẵng Diocese of Kon Tum Diocese of Nha Trang Diocese of Quy Nhơn

Province of Saigon	Archdiocese of Hochiminh City Diocese of Bà Rịa Diocese of Cần Thơ Diocese of Đà Lạt Diocese of Long Xuyên Diocese of Mỹ Tho Diocese of Phan Thiết Diocese of Phú Cường Diocese of Vĩnh Long Diocese of Xuân Lộc

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