The diocese of Vinh Long (Latin, Dioecesis Vinhlongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The bishop is Thomas Nguyên Van Tan, since 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The diocese covers an area of 7,878 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop.
By 2004, the diocese of Vinh Long had about 183,728 believers (4. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 6% of the population), 158 priests and 88 parishes. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches [1]
St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vinh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese. Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition Vĩnh Long ( Hán Tự: 永[[wikt 隆|隆]] literally "eternal prosperity" is a town in Vietnam. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. [2]
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| Roman Catholic Dioceses in Vietnam under Council of Bishops of Vietnam |
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