Roman Catholic Diocese of Phú Cường

Diocese of Phú Cường Dioecesis Phucuongensis Giáo phận Phú Cường
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Ho Chi Minh City
Metropolitan	Ho Chi Minh City
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 2,953,937 141,239 (4.8%)
Parishes	96
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 October 1965
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred heart in Thủ Dầu Một
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Bùi Văn Đọc
Emeritus Bishops	Peter Trần Đình Tứ
Website
giaophanphucuong.org

The diocese of Phú Cường (Latin: Dioecesis Phycuongensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. Since 2012 the bishop of the diocese has been Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước. The diocese in its present form was founded on October 14, 1965. By 2013, the diocese of Phú Cường had about 141,239 Catholics (4.8% of the population), 161 priests and 96 parishes.

The diocese covers an area of 10,855 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thủ Dầu Một City is the Cathedral of the diocese.

Bishops

• Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên (14 October 1965 - 10 May 1993)
• Louis Hà Kim Danh (10 May 1993 - 22 February 1995)
• Peter Trần Đình Tứ (5 November 1998 - 30 June 2012)
• Joseph Nguyễn Tấn Tước (30 June 2012 - present)

External links

• Diocese of Phú Cường website