Apostolic Vicariate Paksé
| Apostolic Vicariate Paksé | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Laos |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| surface | 4,409 km² |
| Residents | 1,345,560 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 15,120 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 1.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,160 |
| Friars | 9 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Lao |
The Apostolic Vicariate Paksé (Latin Apostolicus Vicariatus Paksensis ) is an Apostolic Vicariate of the Catholic Church in Laos with its seat in Pakse .
It includes the four southernmost provinces in the country: Champasak , Salavan , Attapeu and Sekong . The Vicariate was created on June 12, 1967 by splitting off the southern part of the Savannakhet Vicariate .
There are 60 parishes in the Paksé Vicariate , 52 of which have permanent church buildings. Apostolic Vicar was Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun from October 2000 to December 2017 , who was created cardinal in June 2017 . About 15,000 baptized Catholics live in the entire vicariate, who make up only about 1 percent of the population. There are only a few diocesan priests active in the area, along with around 70 catechists and 16 nuns , 10 of whom belong to the Order of the Sisters of Mercy and 6 to the Order of Amantes de la Croix (as of the end of 2016).
Vicars Apostolic
- June 12, 1967-10. July 1975 Jean-Pierre Urkia MEP , Titular Bishop of Masclianae
- July 10, 1975-30. October 2000 Thomas Khamphan , Titular Bishop of Semina
- October 30, 2000–16. December 2017 Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun , Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari , then Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane
- Sedis vacancy since December 16, 2017
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Paksé on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Description on Union of Catholic Asian News ( Memento from January 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )