Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Archdiocese

| border = Catholic

| name = Huế

| latin = Archidioecesis Hueensis

| local = Tổng Giáo Phận Huế

| image = Phu Cam2.JPG

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| caption = Cathedral of Huế (Phủ Cam)

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| country = {{flag|Vietnam}}

| territory =

| province = Huế

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| area_km2 = 9,823{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê latest statistics |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=stat |website=gcatholic}}

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| population = 1,796,240

| population_as_of = 2022

| catholics = 68,303

| catholics_percent = 3.8

| parishes = 96{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê latest statistics |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=stat |website=gcatholic}}

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| denomination = Roman Catholic

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman Rite

| established =

August 27, 1850 - Established as Apostolic Vicariate
November 24, 1960 - Elevated as Metropolitan Archdiocese

| cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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| patron = Our Lady of La Vang{{Cite web|last=Nguyễn|first=Chí Linh|date=2019-12-31|title=Decision on the Patron Saint of Huế Archdiocese|language=vi|url=http://tonggiaophanhue.net/nam-thanh-2020/quyet-dinh-ve-bon-mang-cua-giao-phan-hue/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế}}

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| priests = 143

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

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| metro_archbishop = Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh

| coadjutor = Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân

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| emeritus_bishops = Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng

| map = Roman Catholic Diocese of Hue in Vietnam.jpg

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| website = {{URL|http://tonggiaophanhue.net/}}

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The Archdiocese of Huế ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Huéensis}}) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in central Vietnam.

The creation of the archdiocese in its present form was declared on 24 November 1960. It covers an area of 12,227 km² and has been under the leadership of Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, who was previously the Bishop of Thanh Hóa, since 2016.

The suffragan dioceses are:

Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral in Huế has been assigned as the cathedral of the archdiocese.[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/cathVN.htm#chk GCatholic.org]

By 2004, the Archdiocese of Huế had about 65,770 Roman Catholics (3.3% of the population), 93 priests and 177 parishes.[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhuev.html Catholic Hierarchy Directory profile of the Archdiocese of Huế]

Ordinaries

=Vicars Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)=

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Vicar Apostolic

!Period in office

!Status

!Reference

|Bishop François-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P.

|August 27, 1850 – September 13, 1862

|rowspan=3|Died in office

|rowspan=5|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

|Bishop Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P.

|September 13, 1862 – September 03, 1876

|Bishop Martin-Jean Pontrianne, M.E.P.

|August 31, 1877 – July 30, 1879

|Bishop Louis-Marie-Antoine Caspar, M.E.P.

|March 23, 1880 – July 18, 1907

|Resigned

|Bishop Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P.

|January 30, 1908 – December 03, 1924

|Remained as Vicar Apostolic of Huê.

=Vicars Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)=

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" | Vicar Apostolic

!Period in office

!Status

!Reference

|Bishop Eugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P.

|December 03, 1924 – June 20, 1931

|Resigned

|rowspan=4|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

|Bishop Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P.

|June 20, 1931 – June 04, 1936

|rowspan=2|Died in Office

|Bishop François-Arsène-Jean-Marie-Eugène Lemasle, M.E.P.

|February 04, 1937 – September 26, 1946

|Bishop Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P.

|February 21, 1948 – November 24, 1960

|Resigned

=Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)=

class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" |Archbishop

!Coat of Arms

!Period in office

!Status

!Reference

|Pierre-Martin Ngô Ðình Thục

|150px

|November 24, 1960 – February 17, 1968

|Resigned

|rowspan=6|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

|Philippe Nguyễn Kim Điền {{post-nominals|post-noms=PFI}}

|March 11, 1968 – June 08, 1988

|Died in office

–

|rowspan=2|110px

|colspan=2|Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể

|1994 – March 01, 1998

|Apostolic Administrator

|Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể

|March 01, 1998 – August 18, 2012

|Resigned

|110px

|Francis Xavier Lê Văn Hồng

|150px

|August 18, 2012 – October 29, 2016

|Resigned

|110px

|Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh

|150px

|October 29, 2016 – present

|Incumbent

==Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin (1850–1924)==

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

!Period in office

!Reference

|Bishop Joseph-Hyacinthe Sohier, M.E.P.

|August 27, 1850 – September 13, 1862

|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

==Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Huế (1924–1960)==

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! colspan="2" |Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

!Period in office

!Reference

|Bishop Alexandre-Paul-Marie Chabanon, M.E.P.

|August 02, 1930 – June 20, 1931

|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

==Coadjutor Archbishops of Huế (1960–present)==

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! colspan="3" |Coadjutor Archbishop

!Coat of Arms

!Period in office

!Reference

|Philippe Nguyễn Kim Ðiền {{post-nominals|post-noms=PFI}}

|September 30, 1964 – March 11, 1968

|rowspan=3|{{cite web |title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huê ordinaries |url=https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huez0.htm?tab=bishops |website=gcatholic}}

|110px

|Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể

|September 07, 1975 – November 23, 1983

|Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân

|150px

|September 21, 2023 – present