Thomas Khamphan
Thomas Khamphan (born October 6, 1925 in Khampeng , Champasak Province , Laos ; † July 26, 2001 ) was a Roman Catholic bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Paksé from 1975 to 2000 .
Life
Thomas Khamphan was born in 1925 near Pakse in the Lao part of French Indochina . In 1955 he was ordained a priest .
After the foreign priests had to leave the country as a result of the takeover of power by the Pathet Lao in 1975 , the vacant positions were filled by Laotians. Consequently, on July 10, 1975, at the age of 49, Khamphan was appointed vicar of Paksé and titular bishop of Semina , with episcopal ordination a month later. The episcopal ordination donated Thomas Nantha , vicar of Vientiane , co-consecrators were the retired vicars Etienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt and Jean-Pierre Urkia .
Two weeks after his ordination, Thomas Khamphan himself consecrated Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany , Vicar of Savannakhet , as bishop; 1997 also his successor Jean Sommeng Vorachak .
In October 2000 he resigned from his position for reasons of age and was succeeded by Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun . Thomas Khamphan died on July 26, 2001 at the age of 75.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Urkia |
Vicar Apostolic of Paksé 1975-2000 |
Louis-Marie Ling Cardinal Mangkhanekhoun |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Khamphan, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Laotian Bishop, Vicar Apostolic of Pakse (1975-2000) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Khampeng , Champasak Province , Laos |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 2001 |
| Place of death | unsure: Pakse |