Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} | |||
| 2 March 1844 | Split | Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina} | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} |
| 30 August 1850 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Cambogia (erected) |
| Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon | |||
| 3 December 1924 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon |
| 8 January 1938 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Bến Tre, Trà Vinh, Vinh Long, and part of Đồng Tháp (Sa Đéc)) | Vicariate Apostolic of Vinh Long (erected) |
| 5 July 1957 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Quinhon (Khanhoa and Ninhthuam)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Binhthuan) | Vicariate Apostolic of Nha Trang (erected) |
| 24 November 1960 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Kontum (Quang-Duc)
Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Tuyen-Duc, Lam-Dong, and Phuo-Long) | Diocese of Ðà Lạt (erected) |
| 24 November 1960 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon (Long-An, Kien-Tuong, Kien-Phong, and Dinh-Tuong) | Diocese of Mỹ Tho (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Saigon | |||
| 24 November 1960 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon | Archdiocese of Saigon |
| 14 October 1965 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Saigon (Bien-Huoa, Long-Khanh, and Phuoc-Thuy) | Diocese of Xuân Lộc (erected) |
| 14 October 1965 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Saigon (Phuoc-Thanh, Binh-Duong, Tay-Mnh, and Bin-Long) | Diocese of Phú Cường (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) | |||
| 23 November 1976 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Saigon | Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of Saigon | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | 115,000 | 2,500,000 | 4.6% | 135 | 3 | 138 | 833 | 96 | 838 | 16 | ap1951 | |
| Archdiocese of Saigon | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | 507,753 | 2,887,943 | 17.6% | 344 | 155 | 499 | 1,017 | 626 | 1,991 | 128 | ap1971 | |
| Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville) | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | 389,604 | 3,500,000 | 11.1% | 370 | 44 | 414 | 941 | 364 | 1,477 | 201 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 524,281 | 4,989,703 | 10.5% | 273 | 169 | 442 | 1,186 | 974 | 2,674 | 186 | ap2000 | |
| 2000 | 541,302 | 5,063,871 | 10.7% | 282 | 171 | 453 | 1,194 | 1,023 | 2,485 | 188 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 558,577 | 5,169,449 | 10.8% | 284 | 174 | 458 | 1,219 | 1,157 | 3,046 | 191 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 573,343 | 5,222,100 | 11.0% | 290 | 194 | 484 | 1,184 | 1,214 | 2,762 | 193 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 583,209 | 5,087,365 | 11.5% | 285 | 201 | 486 | 1,200 | 1,488 | 3,294 | 194 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 602,478 | 5,454,298 | 11.0% | 289 | 230 | 519 | 1,160 | 1,607 | 3,382 | 195 | ap2005 | |
| 2010 | 671,229 | 6,780,217 | 9.9% | 305 | 327 | 632 | 1,062 | 2,129 | 3,306 | 199 | ap2011 | |
| 2014 | 683,988 | 7,395,078 | 9.2% | 336 | 388 | 724 | 944 | 2,155 | 3,768 | 200 | ap2015 | |
| 2017 | 697,244 | 7,844,791 | 8.9% | 345 | 616 | 961 | 725 | 3,109 | 6,003 | 202 | ap2018 | |
| 2020 | 703,166 | 8,531,082 | 8.2% | 360 | 526 | 886 | 793 | 3,474 | 7,572 | 203 | ap2021 | |
| 2022 | 713,677 | 8,635,962 | 8.3% | 379 | 574 | 953 | 748 | 3,286 | 4,242 | 203 | ap2023 | |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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