Archdiocese of Huê

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Bishop(s) Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê, Archbishop François Xavier Le Van Hong, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Ban Mê Thuôt Ðà Nang Kontum Nha Trang Quy Nhon

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 24 November 1960 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Viêt Nam Square Kilometers: 12,227 (4,722 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Toa Tong Giam Muc, 37 Phan Dinh Phung, Tp. Hue, Viet Nam Telephone: (054)824.937 Fax: 833.656

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}
  • Latin Name: Cocincinae Septentrionalis
  • Erected: 27 August 1850
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Viêt Nam

• Vicariate Apostolic of Huê
  • Latin Name: Hueensis
  • Name Changed: 3 December 1924
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Viêt Nam

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P. † (27 Aug 1850 Appointed - 13 Sep 1862 Died)
• Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P. † (13 Sep 1862 Succeeded - 3 Sep 1876 Died)
• Martin-Jean Pontvianne, M.E.P. † (31 Aug 1877 Appointed - 30 Jul 1879 Died)
• Marie-Antoine-Louis Caspar, M.E.P. † (23 Mar 1880 Appointed - 18 Jul 1907 Resigned)
• Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. † (30 Jan 1908 Appointed - 20 Jun 1931 Retired)
• Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P. † (20 Jun 1931 Succeeded - 4 Jun 1936 Died)
• François-Arsène-Jean-Marie-Eugène Lemasle, M.E.P. † (4 Feb 1937 Appointed - 26 Sep 1946 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. † (21 Feb 1948 Appointed - 24 Nov 1960 Resigned)
• Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc † (24 Nov 1960 Appointed - 17 Feb 1968 Resigned)
• Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên † (11 Mar 1968 Succeeded - 8 Jun 1988 Died)
• Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê (1 Mar 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}
27 August 1850	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Huê
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Huê
Archdiocese of Huê
24 November 1960	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Huê	Archdiocese of Huê

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Huê
1970	76,138	704,300	10.8%	169	39	208	366		129	826		ap1971
1979	41,131	1,600,000	2.6%	72	6	78	527		25	365	53	ap1991
1997	51,560	1,593,000	3.2%	77	11	88	585		78	434	53	ap2000
2000	59,270	1,967,450	3.0%	66	10	76	779		61	447	53	ap2001
2001	60,982	1,966,605	3.1%	63	16	79	771		100	501	177	ap2002
2002	63,454	1,987,217	3.2%	69	17	86	737		100	554	177	ap2003
2003	64,042	2,007,300	3.2%	71	17	88	727		105	588	177	ap2004
2004	65,770	1,977,300	3.3%	74	19	93	707		107	599	177	ap2005
2006	66,700	2,150,700	3.1%	92	22	114	585		107	631	177	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• François Xavier Le Van Hong (Priest: 21 Dec 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Feb 2005)
• Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê (Priest: 6 Jan 1962; Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Sep 1975 to 23 Nov 1983; Archbishop: 1 Mar 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 30 Jan 1908 to 20 Jun 1931)
• Marie-Antoine-Louis Caspar, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Mar 1880 to 18 Jul 1907)
• Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Aug 1930; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Jun 1931 to 4 Jun 1936)
• François-Arsène-Jean-Marie-Eugène Lemasle, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 4 Feb 1937 to 26 Sep 1946)
• Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc † (Archbishop: 24 Nov 1960 to 17 Feb 1968)
• Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 30 Sep 1964; Archbishop: 11 Mar 1968 to 8 Jun 1988)
• François-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Aug 1850 to 13 Sep 1862)
• Martin-Jean Pontvianne, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 31 Aug 1877 to 30 Jul 1879)
• Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 27 Aug 1851; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Sep 1862 to 3 Sep 1876)
• Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Feb 1948 to 24 Nov 1960)