Jean Sommeng Vorachek (February 24, 1933 – July 14, 2009) was the

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bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. Ordained a

priest on June 29, 1963,

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appointed Vorachek bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet. He was ordained bishop on October 19, 1997.

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