Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse
Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé Vicariatus Apostolicus Paksensis ອັກຄະສາວົກແທຂອງເມືອງປາກເຊ | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Laos |
| Territory | Champasak, Attapeu, Salavan/Saravan, and Sekong/Xekong |
| Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Coordinates | 15°07′02″N 105°48′05″E / 15.1172552°N 105.8013389°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 59,210 km2 (22,860 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1967 (58 years, 4 days) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pakse |
| Secular priests | 8 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Apostolic Vicar | Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa |
| Bishops emeritus | Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. |
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Paksensis) is a Latin rite missionary territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Laos. As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop. It covers southern Laos.
It is exempt, i.e., not part of any ecclesiastical province but directly dependent on the Holy See and notably its missionary Dicastery for Evangelization.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in Pakse.