Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city

ARCHDIOCESE OF HO CHI MINH CITY / ARCHDIOCESE OF THÀNH-PHÔ HỒ CHÍ MINH (Archidioecesis Hochiminhopolitana)

Country : Vietnam
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1844 as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Cochin
Renamed in 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Saigon
Elevated 1960 to Archdiocese of Saigon
Renamed 1976 to Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh city

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars

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Dominique Lefèbvre (1844-1864)
Jean-Claude Miche (1864-1873)
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Isidore-François-Joseph Colombert (1873-1894)
Jean-Marie Dépierre (1895-1898)
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Lucien-Émile Mossard (1899-1920)
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Victor-Charles Quinton (1920-1924)
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Isidore-Marie-Joseph Dumortier (1925-1940)
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Marie Pierre Jean Cassaigne (1941-1955)
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Simon Hoà Nguyễn Văn Hiền (1955-1960)

Arms of Archbishops

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Paul Nguyên Van Binh (1960-1995)
Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân (1995-2014)
Paul Bùi Van Ðoc (2014-2018)
Joseph Nguyễn Năng (2019-present)

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