Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane Vicariatus Apostolicus Vientianensis ອັກຄະສາວົກແທນຂອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງ | |
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 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
| Location | |
| Country | Laos |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 98,000 km2 (38,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2002) 1.5 million 11,120 (0.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Vientiane |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic Vicar | Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun |
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The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Vientiane (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Vientianensis; Lao: ອັກຄະສາວົກແທນຂອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງ) is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church located in northern Laos.
As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop, and it is exempt, i.e., not part of any ecclesiastical province and instead directly dependent on the Holy See through the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Apostolic Vicariate's episcopal cathedral see is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vientiane, one of the country's largest churches. Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun is its apostolic vicar.