Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Vietnam

The Archdiocese of Huế (Latin: Archidioecesis Huéensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.

The creation of the archdiocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km² and has been under the leadership of Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa, since 2016.

The suffragan dioceses are:

• Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt
• Diocese of Đà Nẵng
• Diocese of Kontum
• Diocese of Nha Trang
• Diocese of Quy Nhơn.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.^[4]

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.^[5]

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Coadjutor Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Auxiliary Bishop of Huế (1960–present)

Other secular clergy who became bishops

• Dominique Marie Hồ Ngọc Cẩn, appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu and Titular Bishop of Zenobias in 1935 and later succeeded
• Thaddeus Anselm Lê Hữu Từ O.Cist (deacon here until 1918), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diệm and Titular Bishop of Daphnusia in 1945
• Simon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sài Gòn and Titular Bishop of Sagalasse in 1955 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
• Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, appointed Bishop of Nha Trang in 1967 and later appointed Titular Archbishop of Vadesi and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sài Gòn in 1975 (later appointed Vice President and President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace) (elevated to Cardinal in 2001)

References

1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê latest statistics". gcatholic.
2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê latest statistics". gcatholic.
3. Nguyễn, Chí Linh (2019-12-31). "Decision on the Patron Saint of Huế Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
4. GCatholic.org
5. Catholic Hierarchy Directory profile of the Archdiocese of Huế
6. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries". gcatholic.
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12. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries". gcatholic.

External links

• Official website (in Vietnamese)

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