Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mỹ Tho () is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Vietnam. The current bishop is Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. He was appointed by Pope Francis on July 26, 2014, and was installed a month later. His predecessor, Paul Bùi Văn Đọc, was named Coadjutor Archbishop and then Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City, in September, 2013 and in March, 2014, respectively. The creation of the diocese in its present form was declared on November 24, 1960 . The diocese covers an area of 9,262 km and is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. By 2017, the diocese of Mỹ Tho had about 137,260 Catholics (3.3% of the population), 162 priests and 110 parishes. Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Mỹ Tho town has been assigned as the Cathedral of the diocese.