Catholic Church in Laos

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Christian denomination in Laos
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Sacred_Heart_Cathedral,_Vientiane
Cathedral of St. Louis, Thakhek
Cathedral of St. Therese, Savannakhet
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Pakse
gptkbp:catholicPopulation approximately 50,000
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Pakse
gptkb:Savannakhet
gptkb:Luang_Prabang
Vientiane
gptkbp:clergyShortage true
gptkbp:country gptkb:Laos
gptkbp:dateOfFirstMission late 19th century
gptkbp:hasClergy mostly foreign missionaries
gptkbp:hasNo gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:hasNoDioceses true
gptkbp:hasNoEcclesiasticalProvince true
gptkbp:hasNoLocalBishops true
gptkbp:hasReligiousFreedomIssues true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Catholic Church in Laos
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Vientiane
Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang
Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse
Apostolic Vicariate of Savannakhet
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:French
Vietnamese
Lao
gptkbp:martyrdom Blessed Jean-Baptiste Malo
Blessed Louis Leroy
Blessed Luc Sy
Blessed Mario Borzaga
Blessed Paul Thoj Xyooj
gptkbp:martyrsBeatifiedBy gptkb:Pope_Francis
gptkbp:martyrsBeatifiedYear 2016
gptkbp:numberOfPriests about 20
gptkbp:parish about 20
gptkbp:partOf Catholic Church
gptkbp:persecutedBy after 1975
gptkbp:population less than 1%
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Missionary_Oblates_of_Mary_Immaculate
Missions Étrangères de Paris
Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne Antide Thouret
gptkbp:status minority religion
gptkbp:subject state control
government restrictions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6