Jean Khamsé Vithavong
His Excellency Jean Khamsé Vithavong | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus of Vientiane | |
| Installed | 7 April 1984 |
| Term ended | 2 February 2017 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Nantha |
| Successor | Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Moglaena (1982–2024) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 January 1975 |
| Consecration | 16 January 1983 by Thomas Nantha, Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany, Renato Raffaele Martino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1942 Keng Sadoc, Laos, French Indochina |
| Died | 8 December 2024 (aged 82) Vientiane, Laos |
Jean Khamsé Vithavong (18 October 1942 – 8 December 2024) was a Laotian Roman Catholic prelate, and the Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane. He was also the Titular Bishop of Moglaena.[1][2]
Biography
Khamsé Vithavong was born on 18 October 1942. He was educated at a seminary in France and at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.[2]
On 26 January 1975, at the age of 32, he was ordained a priest and a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.[1][2]
On 19 November 1982, he was appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Vientiane, Laos, and also titular bishop of Moglaena, by Pope John Paul II, and he subsequently was installed on 7 April 1984.[1][2] He served as well as administrator of the Luang Prabang vicariate from 1984 to 1999.[1][2] He was also a presiding manager of the Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia in the 1990s and early 2000s.[3][4]
In 1999, he was interviewed about the Laotian socialist government's prosecutions of his diocese.[5]
Khamsé Vithavong retired as emeritus on 2 February 2017, which was accepted by Pope Francis.[6] He died on 8 December 2024, at the age of 82, after suffering from diabetes and a series of strokes.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I. †: Deceased: Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos: Titular Bishop of Moglaena". Catholic Hierarchy. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Monthienvichienchai, Chainarong (9 December 2024). "Laos: Bishop Khamsé, former Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, dies at 82: Bishop Jean Khamsé Vithavongthe, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane in Laos and a dedicated OMI missionary, has passed away at the age of 82". LiCAS News via Vatican News. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 758. ISBN 978-1-85743-133-9. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ La Documentation catholique: Volume 72, Issues 2009-2018 (in French). 1990. p. 956. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ 30 Days in the Church and in the World: Volume 17. 1999. p. 15. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Rinuncia del Vicario Apostolico di Vientiane (Laos) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis". Vatican Press Office (in Latin). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
Bibliography
- Morev, Lev (1998), "Religion, state, and society in contemporary Laos", Religions, State, and Society, 26 (1): 31–38, doi:10.1080/09637499808431803, retrieved 27 December 2022