Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế
Archdiocese of Huế is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km² and headed by Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa.
The suffragan dioceses are:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese.
By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics, 93 priests and 177 parishes.Ordinaries
- François Pellerin, MEP, 1850–62
- Joseph Sohier, MEP, 1862–76
- Jean Pontvianne, MEP, 1877–79
- Louis Caspar, MEP, 1880–1907
- Eugène Allys, MEP, 1908-1931
- Alexandre Chabanon, MEP, 1931–36
- François Lemasle, MEP, 1936–46
- Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, MEP, 1948–60
- Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục, 1960–68
- Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên, 1968–88
- Vacant
- Stephen Nguyễn Như Thể, 1998–2012
- Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng, 2012–2016
- Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, 2016–present
