Apostolic vicariate Vientiane, Laos
Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane
Vientianen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite apostolic vicariate of the Laotian capital, erected as a vicariate in 1952, with its seat at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Vientiane. Bishop Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong, a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse appointed by Pope Francis in December 2024, received episcopal ordination at Sacred Heart Cathedral on March 25, 2025 as the new vicar apostolic.
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- Established
- 1952
- Catholics
- 11,120
- Priests
- 6
- Territory
- 98,000 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
- Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong
- Born
- 8 April 1964
- Birthplace
- Champassak
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Vientiane stands in Vientiane, 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.