Diocese of Da Lat
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Diocese of Ðà Lat Dioecesis Dalatensis Giáo phận Ðà Lạt |
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Đa Lạt Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ho Chi Minh |
| Metropolitan | Ho Chi Minh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,764 km2 (3,770 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,169,925 299,339 (25.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 November 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas of Myra in Da Lat |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antoine Vũ Huy Chương |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Bùi Văn Đọc |
| Coadjutor | Dominic Nguyen Van Manh |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Đà Lat (Latin: Dioecesis Dalatensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of Roman Catholic church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Hanoi in southern Vietnam, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Nhà Thờ Chình Toà Thánh Nicola Bari, in the southern city of Da Lat, Lâm Đồng Province, Central Highlands.
Its present Bishop is Antoine Vũ Huy Chương.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 368,487 Catholics (27.8% of 1,325,000 total) on 9,764 km² in 87 parishes and 16 missions with 259 priests (143 diocesan, 116 religious), 1,413 lay religious (501 brothers, 912 sisters) and 69 seminarians. Many of its faithful belong to ethnic minorities.
(all Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 11°56′11″N 108°26′15″E / 11.9365°N 108.4376°E
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