Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuân Lộc

Diocese of Xuân Lộc Dioecesis Xuanlocensis Giáo phận Xuân Lộc
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh City
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh City
Statistics
Area	5,965 km^2 (2,303 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 3,020,800 921,489 (30.5%)
Parishes	246
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 October 1965
Cathedral	Christ the King in Long Khánh
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
Coadjutor	[]]
Website
giaophanxuanloc.net

The diocese of Xuân Lộc (Latin: Dioecesis Xuanlocensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop, since 2004, is Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo since May 7 2016. More than 30% of the three million people living in its area are Roman Catholics.

The diocese covers an area of 5,964 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. It was erected on October 14, 1965. In 2005, part of its territory was split off to become the diocese of Ba Ria.

Bishops

• Joseph Lê Văn Ấn (14 October 1965 - 17 June 1974)
• Dominique Nguyên Văn Lãng (1 July 1974 - 22 February 1988)
• Paul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật (22 February 1988 - 30 September 2004)
• Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh (30 September 2004 - 7 May 2016)
• Joseph Đinh Đức Đạo (7 May 2016 - present)

External links

• catholic-hierarchy.org