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. Joseph Nguyễn Tích Đức retired as bishop in 2007, and died as Bishop Emeritus on Monday, 23 May 2011, aged 73.
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 | 24,462 km2 (9,445 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 2,684,047 388,615 (14.5%) |
| Parishes | 98 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Buôn Ma Thuột |
| Patron saint | Vietnamese Martyrs |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh |
| Apostolic Administrator | Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản |
| Website | |
| gpbanmethuot.vn | |
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.
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