Diocese of Vĩnh Long
The Diocese of Vĩnh Long is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai, since October 2015.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 6,772 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City.
By 2014, the diocese of Vĩnh Long had about 199,404 Catholics, 179 priests and 209 parishes.
St. Anne’s Cathedral in Vĩnh Long town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Vĩnh Long
Bishops of Vĩnh Long
- Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện, appointed Titular Bishop of Hispellum
- Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu
- Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân
- Peter Huỳnh Văn Hai
Coadjutor Bishops
- Raphael Nguyễn Văn Diệp, did not succeed to the see
- Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân
Other secular clergy who became bishops
- Joseph Trần Văn Thiện, appointed Bishop of Mỹ Tho in 1960
- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Cần Thơ in 1965 and later succeeded