The diocese of Cần Thơ (Latin: Dioecesis Canthoënsis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam.
The creation of the diocese in present form was declared November 24, 1960.
The diocese covers an area of 13,257 km2 (5,119 sq mi), and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city.
By 2004, the diocese of Cần Thơ had about 176,424 believers (3% of the population), 153 priests and 131 parishes.[1]
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Cần Thơ has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.[2]
Bishops
| Ordinaries | Coat of Arms | Period in office | Status | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicars Apostolic of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình | September 20, 1955 – November 24, 1960 | Later Archbishop of Saigon | [3] | ||
| Bishops of Cần Thơ | ||||||
| 1 | Bishop Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền, P.F.J. | November 24, 1960 – September 30, 1964 | Later Coadjutor Archbishop of Hue | [4] | ||
| 2 | Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang | March 22, 1965 – June 20, 1990 | Died in office | |||
| 3 | Bishop Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận | June 20, 1990 – October 17, 2010 | ||||
| 4 | Bishop Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên | October 17, 2010 – January 1, 2025 | Retired | |||
Coadjutor Bishops
- Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang (22 March 1965 - 11 March 1968)
- Emmanuel Lê Phong Thuận (6 June 1975 - 20 June 1990)
- Stephanus Tri Bửu Thiên (26 November 2002 - 17 October 2010)
- Peter Lê Tấn Lợi (25 March 2023 - 1 January 2025)
Other secular clergy who became bishops
- Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện (incardinated here in 1955), appointed Bishop of Vĩnh Long in 1960
- Louis Hà Kim Danh (incardinated priest here, 1955–1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Phú Cường in 1982 and later succeeded
- Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mỹ Tho and later Archbishop of Hồ Chi Minh City (elevated to Cardinal in 2003)
- Antoine Vũ Huy Chương, appointed Bishop of Hưng Hóa in 2003 and later Bishop of Đà Lạt