Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Vietnam | ![]() |
| Date | Change |
| 1659.09.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin was established (from Diocese of Macau 婢抽杸) |
| 1659.09.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tonking was established (from Diocese of Macau 婢抽杸) |
| 1678.07.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tonking) |
| 1678.07.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Tonking (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking) |
| 1844.03.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Cochin (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Western Cochin) |
| 1844.03.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Western Cochin was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin) |
| 1846.03.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Tonking) |
| 1848.09.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking) |
| 1850.08.27 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Cochin was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Cochin) |
| 1883.06.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking) |
| 1895.04.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Tonking) |
| 1901.04.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Coastal Tonking was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking) |
| 1913.12.31 | Apostolic Prefecture of Lang S贸n et Cao Bang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Tonking) |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bac Ninh |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of B霉i Chu |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hai Ph貌ng |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hung Ho谩 |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Cochin was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hu锚 |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Western Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of H脿 N么i |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Coastal Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ph谩t Di锚m |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Cochin was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Western Cochin was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon |
| 1924.12.03 | Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Tonking was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh |
| 1932.01.18 | Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon) |
| 1932.05.07 | Apostolic Vicariate of Thanh Ho谩 was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ph谩t Di锚m) |
| 1936.03.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Th谩i B铆nh was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of B霉i Chu) |
| 1938.01.08 | Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh Long was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon) |
| 1939.07.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Lang S贸n et Cao Bang was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lang S贸n et Cao Bang |
| 1955.09.20 | Apostolic Vicariate of C芒n Tho was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh) |
| 1957.07.05 | Apostolic Vicariate of Nha Trang was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon and Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Bac Ninh was promoted as Diocese of Bac Ninh (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of B霉i Chu was promoted as Diocese of B霉i Chu (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of C芒n Tho was promoted as Diocese of C芒n Tho (lost territory to establish Diocese of Long Xuy锚n and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hai Ph貌ng was promoted as Diocese of Hai Ph貌ng (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hung Ho谩 was promoted as Diocese of Hung Ho谩 (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Hu锚 was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hu锚 (with suffragan sees Kontum, Nha Trang and Quy Nhon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of H脿 N么i was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of H脿 N么i (with suffragan sees Bac Ninh, B霉i Chu, Hai Ph貌ng, Hung Ho谩, Lang S贸n et Cao Bang, Ph谩t Di锚m, Th谩i B铆nh, Thanh Ho谩 and Vinh) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum was promoted as Diocese of Kontum (lost territory to establish Diocese of 膼脿 Lat and became suffragan of Hu锚) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Lang S贸n et Cao Bang was promoted as Diocese of Lang S贸n et Cao Bang (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of Long Xuy锚n was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of C芒n Tho and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of My Tho was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Nha Trang was promoted as Diocese of Nha Trang (became suffragan of Hu锚) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ph谩t Di锚m was promoted as Diocese of Ph谩t Di锚m (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Quinhon was promoted as Diocese of Quy Nhon (became suffragan of Hu锚) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon (with suffragan sees C芒n Tho, 膼脿 Lat, Long Xuy锚n, My Tho and Vinh Long and lost territory to establish Diocese of 膼脿 Lat and Diocese of My Tho) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Thanh Ho谩 was promoted as Diocese of Thanh Ho谩 (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Th谩i B铆nh was promoted as Diocese of Th谩i B铆nh (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh was promoted as Diocese of Vinh (became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
| 1960.11.24 | Apostolic Vicariate of Vinh Long was promoted as Diocese of Vinh Long (became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1960.11.24 | Diocese of 膼脿 Lat was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Kontum and Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1963.01.18 | Diocese of 膼脿 Nang was established (from Diocese of Quy Nhon and became suffragan of Hu锚) |
| 1965.10.14 | Diocese of Ph煤 Cuong was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1965.10.14 | Diocese of Xu芒n L么c was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1967.06.22 | Diocese of Ban M锚 Thu么t was established (from Diocese of 膼脿 Lat and Diocese of Kontum and became suffragan of Hu锚) |
| 1975.01.30 | Diocese of Phan Thi锚t was established (from Diocese of Nha Trang and became suffragan of Saigon) |
| 1976.11.23 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saigon was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Th脿nh-Ph么 H么 Ch铆 Minh |
| 2005.11.22 | Diocese of B脿 Ria was established (from Diocese of Xu芒n L么c and became suffragan of Th脿nh-Ph么 H么 Ch铆 Minh) |
| 2018.12.22 | Diocese of H脿 T末nh was established (from Diocese of Vinh and became suffragan of H脿 N么i) |
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