| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Cần Thơ | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Canthoensis |
| Local: | Giáo phận Cần Thơ |
| Province: | Sài Gòn |
| Area Km2: | 12,214 |
| Population: | 5,308,914 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 190,549 |
| Catholics Percent: | 3.6 |
| Parishes: | 150 |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Patron: | Sacred Heart |
| Priests: | 249 (18 religious priests) |
| Bishop: | Stephanus Tri Buu Thiên |
| Metro Archbishop: | Joseph Nguyễn Năng |
| Coadjutor: | Peter Lê Tấn Lợi |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The diocese of Cần Thơ (la|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 13257km², 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]
| 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 – present | Current Bishop | |||