Roman Catholic Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột
Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột Dioecesis Banmethuotensis Giáo phận Ban Mê Thuột | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Ecclesiastical province | Huê |
| Metropolitan | Huê |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 24,475 km2 (9,450 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 118 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 22, 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Buôn Ma Thuột |
| Patron saint | Vietnamese Martyrs |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop-elect | John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
| Apostolic Administrator | Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản |
| Website | |
| gpbanmethuot.vn | |
Diocese of Ban Mê Thuột (Latin: Dioecesis Banmethuotensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam in the city of Buôn Ma Thuột (f.k.a. Ban Mê Thuột) in Đắk Lắk Province of the Central Highlands region. John Baptist Nguyễn Huy Bắc was appointed bishop in 2024, after Bishop Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Hải Phòng in 2022.
The Diocese of Ban Mê Thuôt was erected on 22 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI with territory from the dioceses of Đà Lạt and Kontum. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Huế. More than 10% of the two million people living in its area are Roman Catholics. Many of them belong to ethnic minorities.