Diocese of

Kontum

Vietnam

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kontum / Kon Tum (Tiếng Việt) / 崑嵩 (正體中文) / Kontumen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Huê

Neighbouring Dioceses: Kompong Cham (↙), Pakse (↖), Đà Nang (↑), Quy Nhon (→), Ban Mê Thuôt (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Étienne-Théodore Cuenot (November 14)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1932.01.18: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum / Kon Tum (Tiếng Việt) / 崑嵩 (正體中文) / Kontumen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon)
1960.11.24: Promoted as Diocese of Kontum / Kon Tum (Tiếng Việt) / 崑嵩 (正體中文) / Kontumen(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Đà Lat and became suffragan of Huê)
1967.06.22: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.10.07 – ...):

Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (73)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kontum (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luy Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị (73)
(2015.10.07 – ...)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam)

Caritas in veritate

Born:	1952.08.18 (Hà Nội, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1990.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.12.03

Priest of Nha Trang (Vietnam) (1990.04.07 – 2015.10.07)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (2015.10.07 – ...)

Bishop Michel Hoàng Ðức Oanh (87)
(2003.07.16 – 2015.10.07)

Bishop emeritus of Kontum (Vietnam)

Born:	1938.10.23 (Hà Tay, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1968.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.08.28

Priest of Kontum (Vietnam) (1968.12.22 – 2003.07.16)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (2003.07.16 – 2015.10.07)

Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung
(1995.04.08 – 2003.06.24)

Ngài yêu tôi

Born:	1927.11.10 (Ðà Nẵng, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1955.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.11.22
Died:	2023.09.10 (Hoang Yen, Vietnam † 95)

Priest of Kontum (Vietnam) (1955.05.25 – 1981.03.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (1981.03.26 – 1995.04.08)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (1995.04.08 – 2003.06.24)

Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc
(1975.10.02 – 1995.04.08)

Tôi tớ mọi người

Born:	1919.03.17 (Huê, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1951.08.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.03.27
Died:	2011.11.17 († 92)

Titular Bishop of Respecta (1975.03.27 – 1975.10.02)

Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (1975.03.27 – 1975.10.02)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (1975.10.02 – 1995.04.08)

Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P.
(1960.11.24 – 1975.10.02)

Born:	1906.12.22 (Le Havre, France)
Ordained Priest:	1937.07.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.10.03
Died:	1984.02.23 (Paris, France † 77)

Titular Bishop of Catula (1952.06.19 – 1960.11.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (Vietnam) (1952.06.19 – 1960.11.24)

Bishop of Kontum (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1975.10.02)

Vicars Apostolic of Kontum (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P.
(1952.06.19 – 1960.11.24)

(see above)

Bishop Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P.
(1941.12.23 – 1951.08.19)

Born:	1890.06.10 (Estaires, France)
Ordained Priest:	1920.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1942.04.22
Died:	1951.08.19 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Midaëum (1941.12.23 – 1951.08.19)

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (Vietnam) (1941.12.23 – 1951.08.19)

Bishop Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P.
(1933.01.10 – 1940.07.16)

Born:	1867.01.07 (Besançon, France)
Ordained Priest:	1890.09.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.06.23
Died:	1940.07.16 (Kontum, Vietnam † 73)

Titular Bishop of Gadara (1933.01.10 – 1940.07.16)

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (Vietnam) (1933.01.10 – 1940.07.16)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Pierre Trần Thanh Chung (1981.03.26 – 1995.04.08)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc (1975.03.27 – 1975.10.02)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Nhà Thờ Chính Toà Đưc Mẹ Vô Nhiếm Nguyên Tôi, Kon Tum, Quảng Ngãi, South Central Coast
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Kompong Cham (↙), Pakse (↖), Đà Nang (↑), Quy Nhon (→), Ban Mê Thuôt (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 25,187 km²

Population: 394,274 Catholics (18.4% of 2,138,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 143 parishes

Personnel: 224 priests (110 diocesan, 114 religious), 6,048 religious (139 brothers, 5,909 sisters), 55 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

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