Kompong-Cham Apostolic Prefecture
Kompong-Cham Apostolic Prefecture | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Cambodia |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Apostolic Prefect | NN |
Apostolic Prefect Emeritus | Antonysamy Susairaj MEP |
founding | 26th September 1968 |
surface | 66,347 km² |
Parishes | 31 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
Residents | 5,400,000 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
Catholics | 3,600 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
proportion of | 0.1% |
Diocesan priest | 1 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
Religious priest | 12 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
Catholics per priest | 277 |
Friars | 12 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
Religious sisters | 7 (2010 / AP2011 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Khmer |
Website | http://k-cham.catholiccambodia.org/ |
The Apostolic Prefecture Kompong-Cham ( lat. : Apostolica praefectura Kompongchamensis ) is an in Cambodia preferred Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture based in Kampong Cham . It includes the provinces of Kampong Cham , Kratié , Stung Treng , Ratanakiri , Mondulkiri , Svay Rieng and Prey Veng .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Prefecture with the Apostolic Constitution Superna voluntate on September 26, 1968 from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom-Penh .
Apostolic Prefect of Kompong-Cham
- André Lesouëf MEP (1968–1997)
- Antonysamy Susairaj MEP (2000-2019)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Kompong-Cham Apostolic Prefecture on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Apostolic Prefecture Kompong-Cham on gcatholic.org (English)