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Apostolic Prefecture of

Kompong Cham

Cambodia Cambodia

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Prefecture Apostolic Prefecture

Name: Kompong Cham / 磅湛 (正體中文) / Kompongchamen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Phnom Penh (↙), Bătdâmbâng (↖), Pakse (↑), Kontum (↗), Ban Mê Thuôt (→), Đà Lat (→), Phú Cuong (↘), My Tho (↘)

Present Prelates

Prefect Apostolic (2022.07.15 – ...):Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly (50)Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly (50)

Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Roman Rite)

Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly (50)Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly (50)
(2022.07.15 – ...)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Born:1972.04.14 (Phnom-Penh, Cambodia)
Ordained Priest:2001.12.09

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (2022.07.15 – ...)

Fr. Bruno Cosme, M.E.P. (60)Fr. Bruno Cosme, M.E.P. (60)
(Apostolic Administrator 2019.07.25 – 2022.07.15)

Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (71)Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (71)
(2000.05.27 – 2019.07.25)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Born:1951.12.28 (Elathagiri, India)
Ordained Priest:1978.05.27

Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (1997.07.16 – 2000.05.27)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (2000.05.27 – 2019.07.25)

Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (71)Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (71)
(Apostolic Administrator 1997.07.16 – 2000.05.27)

Fr. André Lesouëf, M.E.P.
(1968.09.26 – 1997)

Born:1918.03.26 (France)
Ordained Priest:1943.03.20
Died:2004.06.06 († 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (1968.09.26 – 1997)

Statistics

Area: 66,347 km²

Population: 3,200 Catholics (0.1% of 5,815,000 total) (2020)

Statistics: 32 parishes, 14 priests (3 diocesan, 11 religious), 23 lay religious (13 brothers, 10 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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