New apostolic vicar for Vientiane | Asia

New apostolic vicar for Vientiane | Asia

Vientiane (UCAN): Father Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong was ordained as the new bishop and apostolic vicar of Vientiane, Laos, on March 25,  at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. In a country where foreign missionaries are still not allowed, the apostolic prefect of Battambang in neighboring Cambodia, Jesuit Father Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, described the ordination as “the great hope of the Church in Laos” since it shows “the vitality of a small but v…