Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

Archdiocese of Huế

*Archidioecesis Hueensis*

Tổng Giáo Phận Huế
Archdiocese of Huế; Archidioecesis Hueensis; Tổng Giáo Phận Huế
Catholic
	Cathedral of Huế (Phủ Cam)
Location
Country	Vietnam
Ecclesiastical province	Huế
Statistics
Area	9,823 km2 (3,793 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2022); 1,796,240; 68,303 (3.8%)
Parishes	96
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 27, 1850 - Established as Apostolic Vicariate; November 24, 1960 - Elevated as Metropolitan Archdiocese;
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Patron saint	Our Lady of La Vang
Secular priests	143
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Coadjutor	Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân
Bishops emeritus	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể ; Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng
Map
Website
	tonggiaophanhue.net

The Archdiocese of Huế (Latin: Archidioecesis Huéensis) 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:

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.^[4]

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.^[5]

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop François-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P.	August 27, 1850 – September 13, 1862	Died in office	^[6]
2	Bishop Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P.	September 13, 1862 – September 03, 1876
3	Bishop Martin-Jean Pontrianne, M.E.P.	August 31, 1877 – July 30, 1879
4	Bishop Louis-Marie-Antoine Caspar, M.E.P.	March 23, 1880 – July 18, 1907	Resigned
5	Bishop Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P.	January 30, 1908 – December 03, 1924	Remained as Vicar Apostolic of Huê.

Vicars Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Bishop Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P.	December 03, 1924 – June 20, 1931	Resigned	^[7]
2	Bishop Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P.	June 20, 1931 – June 04, 1936	Died in Office
3	Bishop François-Arsène-Jean-Marie-Eugène Lemasle, M.E.P.	February 04, 1937 – September 26, 1946	Died in Office
4	Bishop Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P.	February 21, 1948 – November 24, 1960	Resigned

Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Archbishop		Period in office	Status	Reference
1	Pierre-Martin Ngô Ðình Thục	November 24, 1960 – February 17, 1968	Resigned	^[8]
2	Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền PFI	March 11, 1968 – June 08, 1988	Died in office
–	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể	1994 – March 01, 1998	Apostolic Administrator
3	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể	March 01, 1998 – August 18, 2012	Resigned
4	Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng	August 18, 2012 – October 29, 2016	Resigned
5	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh	October 29, 2016 – present	Incumbent

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Reference
1	Bishop Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P.	August 27, 1850 – September 13, 1862	^[9]

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic		Period in office	Reference
2	Bishop Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P.	August 02, 1930 – June 20, 1931	^[10]

Coadjutor Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Coadjutor Archbishop		Period in office	Reference
1	Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền PFI	September 30, 1964 – March 11, 1968	^[11]
2	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể	September 07, 1975 – November 23, 1983
3	Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân	September 21, 2023 – present