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The diocese of My Tho ((ラテン語:Dioecesis Mythoënsis)) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July 26, 2014 and was installed a month later. His predecessor, Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, was named Coadjutor Archbishop and then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, in September, 2013 and in March, 2014, respectively. 〔http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2013/09/28/0615/01375.html〕 The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960. The diocese covers an area of 9,262 km², and is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. By 2004, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 111,454 believers (2.6% of the population), 82 priests and 63 parishes.〔(Catholic Hierarchy Directory )〕 Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mỹ Tho town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.〔(GCatholic.org )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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