Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

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

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)

Coadjutor Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)

Auxiliary Bishop of Huế (1960–present)

Other secular clergy who became bishops

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