Archdiocese of Huế
The Archdiocese of Huế is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.
The creation of the archdiocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km2 and has been under the leadership of Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa, since 2016.
The suffragan dioceses are:
- Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột
- Diocese of Đà Nẵng
- Diocese of Kontum
- Diocese of Nha Trang
- Diocese of Quy Nhơn.
By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics, 93 priests and 177 parishes.
Ordinaries
Other secular clergy who became bishops
- Dominique Marie Hồ Ngọc Cẩn, appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu and Titular Bishop of Zenobias in 1935 and later succeeded
- Thaddeus Anselm Lê Hữu Từ, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Phát Diệm and Titular Bishop of Daphnusia in 1945
- Simon Hòa Nguyễn Văn Hiền, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sài Gòn and Titular Bishop of Sagalasse in 1955 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt
- Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, appointed Bishop of Nha Trang in 1967 and later appointed Titular Archbishop of Vadesi and Coadjutor Archbishop of Sài Gòn in 1975