Roman Catholic Diocese of Đà Lạt

The Diocese of Đà Lat (Latin: Dioecesis Dalatensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of Roman Catholic church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Saigon in southern Vietnam, yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.

Diocese of Ðà Lat

Dioecesis Dalatensis

Giáo phận Ðà Lạt
Đa Lạt Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Ðà Lat
The coat of arms of Bishop Mạnh
Location
Country Vietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceSài Gòn
Statistics
Area9,764 km2 (3,770 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,169,925
299,339 (25.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 November 1960
CathedralCathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari
Patron saintOur Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Nguyễn Năng
Bishops emeritusAntoine Vũ Huy Chương
Website
giaophandalat.com

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari, in the southern city of Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands.

Its present Bishop is Dominic Nguyễn Văn Mạnh, since September 16, 2019.

Statistics and extent

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 368,487 Catholics (27.8% of 1,325,000 total) on 9,764 km2 in 87 parishes and 16 missions with 259 priests (143 diocesan, 116 religious), 1,413 lay religious (501 brothers, 912 sisters) and 69 seminarians. Many of its faithful belong to ethnic minorities.

History

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Ordinaries

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Bishops of Đà Lat

Other secular clergy who became bishops

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See also

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References

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