The
Apostolic Prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Kampong Cham is a territorial subdivision of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
.
The prefecture covers an area of 66,347 km
2 of eastern Cambodia, covering the provinces of
Kampong Cham,
Kratié,
Stung Treng
Stung Treng City ( km, ទីក្រុងស្ទឹងត្រែង) ( lo, ຊຽງແຕງ ) is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is the major city (and capital) of both the district and province.
Geography
Stung Tren ...
,
Ratanakiri,
Mondulkiri,
Svay Rieng,
Tboung Khmum and
Prey Veng. As of 2002, of the 4.2 million citizen 3,460 are member of the Catholic Church. The prefecture is subdivided into 24
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
es, and has 13 priests altogether.
History
The prefecture was erected on September 26, 1968, when the
Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh
The Vicariate Apostolic, Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh (french: Vicariat apostolique de Phnom-Penh) is a territorial subdivision of the Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and it is presided over by Bi ...
(which was until then responsible for all of Cambodia) was split into three parts.
Ordinaries
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André Lesouëf
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, M.E.P.: September 26, 1968 – 1997 (retired)
*
Antonysamy Susairaj,
M.E.P.
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: May 27, 2000 – July 25, 2019 (resigned)
*
Pierre Suon Hangly
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: appointed July 15, 2022
See also
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List of Catholic dioceses in Laos and Cambodia {{short description, None
The Catholic Church in Laos and Cambodia, both former French colonies in Indochina (Southeast Asia), consists solely of an entirely missionary Latin hierarchy, which is joined in a single Episcopal conference of Laos and ...
References
External links
GCatholic.orgCatholiccambodia
Kompong Cham
Kompong Cham
Christian organizations established in 1968
Kompong
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