Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh
Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom PenhVicariatus Apostolicus de Phnom-Penh សាវកជំនួសរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | |
Statistics | |
Area | 32,063 km2 (12,380 sq mi)[1] |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 6,400,000[a] 12,000[a] (0.2%) |
Parishes | 10[a] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Saint Joseph Parish |
Secular priests | 4 plus 41 religious priests[a] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Apostolic Vicar | Olivier Schmitthaeusler |
Map | |
The
The vicariate covers an area of 32,063 km2 (12,380 sq mi) of southern Cambodia, including
History
The Vicariate Apostolic of Cambodia was erected on 30 August 1850. Since 1860 it was responsible for the provinces
During the rule of the Khmer Rouge, all religious activities were forbidden, and many Catholics were persecuted, especially priests and other ordinaries. Also many Vietnamese Catholics, the majority of Catholics in Cambodia, were either executed or expelled from the country. Most churches were also destroyed. The number of Catholics in the area of the vicariate fell from about 30,000 to less than 10,000. In 1989, the new constitution of Cambodia allowed freedom of religion once again, although the preaching of Christianity was still forbidden by the Council of Ministers. In March 1990, the Cambodian government gave its approval for a group of Catholics to celebrate Easter Sunday, the first public worship in Cambodia in 15 years.[3]
On 24 December 2009 the French priest
On 1 May 2015 the Cambodian Catholic Church opened an official diocesan inquiry for the martyrs in
Bishops
Ordinaries
- M.E.P.: 1850 – 1869 (resigned)
- M.E.P.: 18 June 1882 – 14 August 1895 (died)
- M.E.P.28 January 1896 – 1 March 1902 (died)
- M.E.P.: 23 July 1902 – 17 December 1928 (died)
- M.E.P.17 December 1928 – 23 March 1936 (died)
- M.E.P.: 2 December 1937 – 11 June 1955 (died)
- M.E.P.: 29 February 1956 – April 1962 (resigned)
- M.E.P.: 12 November 1962 – 1976 (resigned)
- Joseph Chhmar Salas: 30 April 1976 – September 1977 (killed)
- M.E.P.: 25 July 1992[4]– 14 April 2001 (resigned)
- M.E.P.: 14 April 2001 – 1 October 2010 (resigned)
- M.E.P.: 1 October 2010
Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic
- Émile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. (1997–2001)
- Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. (2009–2010)
See also
- Catholic Church in Cambodia
- Chong Khneas Catholic Church
- Freedom of religion in Cambodia
- List of cathedrals in Cambodia
- List of Catholic dioceses in Laos and Cambodia
- Notre Dame Cathedral of Phnom Penh
- Religion in Cambodia
Notes
- ^ a b c d Annuario Pontificio (2023) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]
References
- ^ a b "Vicariate Apostolic of Phnom-Penh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Vanquished in the 70s, Catholic Church still on the mend". The Phnom Penh Post. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Yves Ramousse". Ucanews. Union of Catholic Asian News Limited. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Khmer)
- Official Website (in English) (2015 archive copy)
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic-Hierarchy