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Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville)

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Bishop(s)


Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 23 November 1976
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Viet Nam
  • Square Kilometers: 2,093 (808 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://tgpsaigon.net/
  • Mailing Address: Toa Tong Giam Muc, 180 Nguyen Dink Chieu, Q. 3, Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
  • Telephone: (08)3930.3828

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}
2 March 1844SplitVicariate Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina} Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}
30 August 1850Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} Vicariate Apostolic of Cambogia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon
3 December 1924Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon
8 January 1938Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, Vinh Long, and part of Đồng Tháp (Sa Đéc)) Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long (erected)
5 July 1957Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Quinhon (Khanhoa and Ninhthuam)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Binhthuan)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang (erected)
24 November 1960Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kontum (Quang-Duc)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Tuyen-Duc, Lam-Dong, and Phuo-Long)
Diocese of Ðà Lạt (erected)
24 November 1960Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Long-An, Kien-Tuong, Kien-Phong, and Dinh-Tuong) Diocese of Mỹ Tho (erected)
Archdiocese of Saigon
24 November 1960ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Saigon Archdiocese of Saigon
14 October 1965Territory LostArchdiocese of Saigon (Bien-Huoa, Long-Khanh, and Phuoc-Thuy) Diocese of Xuân Lộc (erected)
14 October 1965Territory LostArchdiocese of Saigon (Phuoc-Thanh, Binh-Duong, Tay-Mnh, and Bin-Long) Diocese of Phú Cường (erected)
Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville)
23 November 1976Name ChangedArchdiocese of Saigon Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon
1949115,0002,500,0004.6%13531388339683816ap1951
Archdiocese of Saigon
1970507,7532,887,94317.6%3441554991,0176261,991128ap1971
Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville)
1979389,6043,500,00011.1%370444149413641,477201ap1991
1999524,2814,989,70310.5%2731694421,1869742,674186ap2000
2000541,3025,063,87110.7%2821714531,1941,0232,485188ap2001
2001558,5775,169,44910.8%2841744581,2191,1573,046191ap2002
2002573,3435,222,10011.0%2901944841,1841,2142,762193ap2003
2003583,2095,087,36511.5%2852014861,2001,4883,294194ap2004
2004602,4785,454,29811.0%2892305191,1601,6073,382195ap2005
2010671,2296,780,2179.9%3053276321,0622,1293,306199ap2011
2014683,9887,395,0789.2%3363887249442,1553,768200ap2015
2017697,2447,844,7918.9%3456169617253,1096,003202ap2018
2020703,1668,531,0828.2%3605268867933,4747,572203ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 125
  • Archdiocese of Saigon
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 346, to Page 350
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