Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang

Diocese of Nha Trang

Dioecesis Nhatrangensis

Giáo Phận Nha Trang
Catholic
Nha Trang Cathedral
Location
CountryVietnam
Ecclesiastical provinceHuế
MetropolitanHuế
Statistics
Area9,486 km2 (3,663 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 1,930,000
  • 230,000 (11.9%)
Parishes90
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • July 05, 1957 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang)
  • November 24, 1960 (as Diocese of Nha Trang)
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Bishops emeritusJoseph Võ Đức Minh
Website
giaophannhatrang.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang (Latin: Dioecesis Nhatrangensis) covers an area of 9,486 km² in the Provinces of Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa in Vietnam and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.

By 2013, the diocese of Nha Trang had about 200,385 Catholics (11.2% of the population), 191 priests and 90 parishes.

Christ the King Cathedral in Nha Trang has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.