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Diocese of Kon Tum

Diocese of Kon Tum () is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam around the city of Kon Tum. The bishop since 2015 is Aloysius Gonzaga Nguyễn Hùng Vị. More than 16% of the million persons living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.

The diocese covers an area of 25,728&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of central Vietnam. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. It was erected as a Vicariate Apostolic on January 18, 1932. On November 24, 1960, it was elevated to a diocese. In 1967, some of the territory was split off to form the new Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột.

Ordinaries

Vicar Apostolic of Kontum (1933-1960)

Bishop of Kontum (1960-present)

Coadjutor Bishops of Kontum (1975-1995)

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