Vicariate Apostolic Vientiane
| Vicariate Apostolic Vientiane | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Laos |
| Apostolic Vicar | Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun (appointed) |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Jean Khamsé Vithavong OMI |
| founding | June 14, 1938 |
| surface | 74,195 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,216,558 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 14,947 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,989 |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Laotian |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Vientianensis ) is an in Laos situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Vientiane .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Vientiane was founded on June 14, 1938 by Pope Pius XI. established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Prefecture Laos as Apostolic Prefecture Vientiane e Luang-Prabang . On March 13, 1952, the Apostolic Prefecture Vientiane e Luang-Prabang by Pope Pius XII. raised to the Apostolic Vicariate with the Apostolic Constitution Est in Sanctae Sedis and renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Vientiane . The Apostolic Vicariate Vientiane gave on March 1, 1963 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Luang Prabang .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Vientiane e Luang-Prabang
- Giovanni Enrico Mazoyer OMI , 1938–1952
Vicars Apostolic of Vientiane
- Etienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt OMI, 1952–1975
- Thomas Nantha , 1975-1984
- Jean Khamsé Vithavong OMI, 1984-2017
- Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry on Vicariate Apostolic Vientiane on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 5, 2011.