It currently has no cathedral since its former Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Luang Prabang, has been secularized. The vicariate has been vacant since 1975, entrusted to a series of temporary Apostolic administrators.
apostolic, vicariate, luang, prabang, latin, vicariatus, apostolicus, luangensis, prabangensis, latin, rite, jurisdiction, catholic, church, laos, apostolic, vicariate, diocesan, jurisdiction, entitled, titular, bishop, located, northern, laos, vicariatus, apo. The Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang Latin Vicariatus Apostolicus Luangensis Prabangensis is a Latin rite jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Laos As an apostolic vicariate it is a pre diocesan jurisdiction entitled to a titular bishop It is located in northern Laos Apostolic Vicariate of Luang PrabangVicariatus Apostolicus Luangensis Prabangensisອ ກຄະສາວ ກແທນຂອງແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງLocationCountryLaosMetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy SeeStatisticsArea83 700 km2 32 300 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2010 1 467 1542 410 0 2 Parishes6InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteEstablished1 March 1963Current leadershipPopeFrancisApostolic VicarSede VacanteApostolic AdministratorFr Tito Banchong ThopanhongMapIt is exempt i e not part of any ecclesiastical province but directly dependent on the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples It currently has no cathedral since its former Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Luang Prabang has been secularized The vicariate has been vacant since 1975 entrusted to a series of temporary Apostolic administrators Contents 1 Statistics 2 History 3 Ordinaries 3 1 Apostolic Vicars of Luang Prabang 3 2 Apostolic Administrators 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStatistics EditThe vicariate covers 80 425 km in the northern Laotian civic provinces of Luang Prabang Xaignabouli Oudomxai Phongsali Louang Namtha and Bokeo As of 2014 it pastorally cares for 2 693 Catholics 0 2 of 1 692 000 total in 8 parishes with one priest and five seminarians History EditIt was established on March 1 1963 as Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang with territory split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane Since the Communist takeover of Laos in 1975 the Catholic Church in the vicariate of Luang Prabang has been strongly suppressed Ordinaries EditApostolic Vicars of Luang Prabang Edit Lionello Berti O M I 1963 1968 Alessandro Staccioli O M I 1968 1975 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Siena Colle di Val d Elsa MontalcinoApostolic Administrators Edit Thomas Nantha 1975 1984 concurrently Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane Jean Khamse Vithavong O M I 1984 1999 concurrently Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane Father Tito Banchong Thopanhong 1999 present See also EditList of Catholic dioceses in LaosReferences EditExternal links EditReligious freedom in the Democratic People s Republic of Laos PDF document in German English and French GCatholic with Google satellite photo Catholic hierarchy self published Portals Catholicism Laos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang amp oldid 1086982811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
