Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane

Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Laos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane
Remove ads

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Vientiane (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Vientianensis; Lao: ອັກຄະສາວົກແທນຂອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງ) is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church located in northern Laos.

Quick Facts Apostolic Vicariate of VientianeVicariatus Apostolicus Vientianensis ອັກຄະສາວົກແທນຂອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງ, Location ...

As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop, and it is exempt, i.e., not part of any ecclesiastical province and instead directly dependent on the Holy See through the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The Apostolic Vicariate's episcopal cathedral see is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vientiane, one of the country's largest churches. Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong is its apostolic vicar.

Remove ads

Statistics

The vicariate covers 74,195 km² in the civil Laotian provinces of Houaphan, Xiangkhoang, Vientiane Province, Vientiane Prefecture and most of Bolikhamsai.

As per 2014 it pastorally served 14,947 Catholics (0.7% of 2,216,558 total) in 23 parishes with 5 priests (1 diocesan, 4 religious) and 24 lay religious (4 brothers, 20 sisters).

History

The vicariate dates back to the Apostolic Prefecture of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang, which was created on June 14, 1938, by splitting off the northern part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Laos.

On March 13, 1952, it was elevated to an Apostolic vicariate and renamed Vientiane after its largest city, the Laotian national capital.

The northern part around Luang Prabang was split off on March 3, 1963, to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang, which since then has often been held in personal union with Vientiane or by an Apostolic administrator.

Remove ads

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang

  • Giovanni Enrico Mazoyer, O.M.I. (1938-1952)

Apostolic Vicars of Vientiane

Coadjutor Bishop

Auxiliary Bishop

See also

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads