Apostolic vicariate Paksé, Laos
Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé
Paksen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite apostolic vicariate in southern Laos with its see at Pakse, erected in 1967. Bishop Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, appointed by Pope Francis on May 31, 2022, is the second indigenous vicar apostolic of Pakse, after Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun. He has also served as Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia since 2019.
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- Established
- 1967
- Catholics
- 21,445
- Priests
- 8
- Territory
- 59,210 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Vicar Apostolic
- Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa
- Born
- 5 August 1972
- Birthplace
- Paksé
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pakse stands in Paksé, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.