Diocese of Cần Thơ Dioecesis Canthoensis Giáo phận Cần Thơ | |
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| Catholic | |
 Cần Thơ Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sài Gòn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,214 km2 (4,716 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 150 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart |
| Secular priests | 249 (18 religious priests) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Lê Tấn Lợi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| Bishops emeritus | Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Thediocese of Cần Thơ (Latin:Dioecesis Canthoënsis) is aRoman Catholic diocese ofVietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km2 (5,119 sq mi), and is asuffragan diocese of theArchdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153priests and 131parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral inCần Thơ has been assigned as theCathedral of thediocese.[2]
| Ordinaries | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
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| Vicars Apostolic of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | BishopPaul Nguyễn Văn Bình |  | September 20, 1955 – November 24, 1960 | Later Archbishop of Saigon | [3] | |
| Bishops of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | Bishop Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền, P.F.J. | November 24, 1960 – September 30, 1964 | Later Coadjutor Archbishop of Hue | [4] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang | March 22, 1965 – June 20, 1990 | Died in office | |||
| 3 | BishopEmmanuel Lê Phong Thuận | June 20, 1990 – October 17, 2010 | ||||
| 4 |  | Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên | October 17, 2010 – January 1, 2025 | Retired | ||
| Province of Hanoi |  | |
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| Province of Hue | ||
| Province of Saigon | ||
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