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Diocese of Kon Tum

*Dioecesis Kontumensis*

Giáo phận Kontum
Diocese of Kon Tum; Dioecesis Kontumensis; Giáo phận Kontum
Catholic
	Kontum Cathedral
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Huế
Metropolitan	Huế
Statistics
Area	25,187 km2 (9,725 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2022); 2,138,500; 394,274 (18.4%)
Parishes	143
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 18, 1932 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum); November 24, 1960 (as Diocese of Kontum);
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kon Tum
Patron saint	Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot
Secular priests	103
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Bishops emeritus	Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh
Website
	giaophankontum.com

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Diocese of Kon Tum (Latin: Dioecesis Kontumensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.

The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (1933-1960)

Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P.	January 10, 1933 – July 16, 1940	Died in office	^[2]
2	Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P.	December 23, 1941 – August 19, 1951	Died in office
3	Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P.	June 19, 1952 – November 24, 1960	Remains as Bishop of Kontum.

Bishop of Kontum (1960-present)

Bishop		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P.	November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975	Resigned	^[2]
2	Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc	October 02, 1975 – April 08, 1995
3	Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung	April 08, 1995 – July 16, 2003
4	Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh	July 16, 2003 – October 07, 2015
5	Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị	October 07, 2015 – present	Current Bishop

Coadjutor Bishops of Kontum (1975-1995)

Coadjutor Bishop			Period in office	Reference
1		Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc	March 27, 1975 – October 02, 1975	^[2]
2		Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung	March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995	^[2]

References

^ "Diocese of Kontum statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Diocese of Kontum ordinaries". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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General Information on the diocese

14°20′43″N 108°00′48″E / 14.3453°N 108.0132°E / 14.3453; 108.0132

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[1] "Diocese of Kontum statistics". gcatholic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

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+{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Vietnam}}
-'''Diocese of Kontum''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Kontumensis}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] of [[Vietnam]]. The [[bishop]] since 2003 is [[Michel Hoang Ðúc Oanh]]. More than 10 % of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
+{{Infobox diocese
+| jurisdiction      = Diocese
+| border            = Catholic
+| name              = Kon Tum
+| latin             = Dioecesis Kontumensis
+| local             = Giáo phận Kontum
+| image             = Kontum wooden catholic church.jpg
+| image_size        = 230px
+| image_alt         =
+| caption           = Kontum Cathedral
+| coat              = <!-- Coat of arms file name (excluding File: prefix) -->
+| coat_size         =
+| coat_alt          =
+| flag              = <!-- Flag file name (excluding File: prefix) -->
+| flag_size         =
+| flag_alt          =
+<!---- Locations ---->
+| country           = {{flag|Vietnam}}
+| territory         =
+| province          = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế|Huế]]
+| metropolitan      = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế|Huế]]
+| deaneries         =
+| headquarters      =
+| coordinates       = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
+<!---- Statistics ---->
+| area_km2          = 25,187
+| area_sqmi         = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
+| area_footnotes    =
+| population        = 2,138,500
+| population_as_of  = 2022
+| catholics         = 394,274<ref>{{cite web |title=Diocese of Kontum statistics |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kont0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic |access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
+| catholics_percent = 18.4
+| parishes          = 143
+| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
+| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
+| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
+| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
+<!---- Information ---->
+| denomination      = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
+| sui_iuris_church  = [[Latin Church]]
+| rite              = [[Roman Rite]]
+| established       = {{unbulleted list|
+January 18, 1932 <small>(as Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum)</small>|
+November 24, 1960 <small>(as Diocese of Kontum)</small>|
+}}
+| dissolved         =
+| cathedral         = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in [[Kon Tum]]
+| cocathedral       =
+| patron            = Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot
+| patron_title      = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
+| priests           = 103
+<!---- Current leadership ---->
+| pope              = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
+| bishop            = [[Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị]]
+| bishop_title      = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
+| metro_archbishop  = [[Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh]]
+| coadjutor         =
+| suffragans        = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one -->
+| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
+| apostolic_admin   =
+| vicar_general     =
+| episcopal_vicar   =
+| judicial_vicar    =
+| archdeacons       = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
+| emeritus_bishops  = [[Michael Hoàng Đức Oanh]]
+<!---- Map ---->
+| map               =
+| map_size          =
+| map_alt           =
+| map_caption       =
+<!---- Website ---->
+| website           = {{Official website|http://giaophankontum.com|giaophankontum.com}}
+| footnotes         =
+}}
+'''Diocese of Kon Tum''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Kontumensis|links=no}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] of [[Vietnam]]. The [[bishop]] since 2015 is [[Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị]]. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.
-The diocese covers an area of 25,728 km² of central Vietnam. It is a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Archdiocese of Hue|Archdiocese of Huê]]. It was erected as a [[Vicariate Apostolic]] on [[January 18]] [[1932]]. On [[November 24]] [[1960]], it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new [[diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt]].
+The diocese covers an area of 25,728&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of central Vietnam. It is a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế|Archdiocese of Huế]]. It was erected as a [[Vicariate Apostolic]] on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a [[diocese]]. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột|Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột]].
+==Ordinaries==
+===Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (1933-1960)===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="2" |Vicar Apostolic
+!Period in office
+!Status
+!Reference
+|-
+|1||Bishop Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, [[M.E.P.]]||January 10, 1933 – July 16, 1940 ||rowspan=2|''Died in office''||rowspan=3|<ref name=:0>{{cite web |title=Diocese of Kontum ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kont0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic |access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref>
+|-
+|2||Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, [[M.E.P.]]||December 23, 1941 – August 19, 1951
+|-
+|3||Bishop [[Paul Seitz|Paul-Léon Seitz]], [[M.E.P.]]||June 19, 1952 – November 24, 1960||''Remains as Bishop of [[Diocese of Kontum|Kontum.]]''
+|}
+===Bishop of Kontum (1960-present)===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |Bishop
+!Coat of Arms
+!Period in office
+!Status
+!Reference
+|-
+|1|| ||Bishop [[Paul Seitz|Paul-Léon Seitz]], [[M.E.P.]]|| ||November 24, 1960 – October 02, 1975||rowspan=4|''Resigned''||rowspan=5|<ref name=":0" />
+|-
+|2||[[File:Alexis_Pham_Van_Loc_Image.jpg|110px]] ||Bishop [[Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc]]|| ||October 02, 1975 – April 08, 1995
+|-
+|3||[[File:Phêrô_Trần_Thanh_Chung.jpg|110px]] ||Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung|| ||April 08, 1995 – July 16, 2003
+|-
+|4||[[File:Bishop_Hoang_Duc_Oanh.jpg|110px]] ||Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh||[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Michael_Hoàng_Đức_Oanh.svg|150px]] ||July 16, 2003 – October 07, 2015
+|-
+|'''5'''|| ||'''Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị'''|| ||'''October 07, 2015 – present'''||'''Current Bishop'''
+|}
+;Coadjutor Bishops of Kontum (1975-1995)
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="3" |Coadjutor Bishop
+!Period in office
+!Reference
+|-
+|1||[[File:Alexis_Pham_Van_Loc_Image.jpg|110px]] ||Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc||March 27, 1975 – October 02, 1975||rowspan=2|<ref name=":0" />
+|-
+|2||[[File:Phêrô_Trần_Thanh_Chung.jpg|110px]] ||Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung||March 26, 1981 – April 08, 1995
+|}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkont.html General Information on the diocese]
+{{Dioceses in Vietnam}}
+{{coord|14.3453|N|108.0132|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Vietnam|Kontum]]
+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1932]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century]]
+[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Hue|Kontum, Roman Catholic Diocese of]]
-{{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub}}
-{{Dioceses in Vietnam}}
-[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1932]]
+{{Vietnam-RC-diocese-stub}}
-[[it:Diocesi di Kontum]]
-[[vi:Giáo phận Kon Tum]]

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