Catholic Church

in

Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia)

Cambodia

Also known as: Kambodscha (Deutsch), Camboya (español), le Cambodge (français), Cambogia (Italiano), Kambodża (polski), Camboja (Português), 柬埔寨 (正體中文), カンボジア (日本語), Cambosia (latine)

By Type (3)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)

Apostolic Prefectures Apostolic Prefecture (2)


By Rite

Roman Rite (3): Bătdâmbâng, Kompong Cham, Phnom Penh


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Cambodia Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells (61)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Laos et du Cambodge Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D. (80)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (71)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (3)

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Geography

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Phnom Penh

Area: 176,515 km²

Population: 16,204,486

Former Name: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea

Neighbouring Countries: Thailand Thailand, ↑ Laos Laos, → Vietnam Vietnam

Cultural Summary

Religions: Buddhist (official) 96.9%, Muslim 1.9%, Christian 0.4%, other 0.8%

Languages: Khmer (official) 96.3%, other 3.7%

Ethnic Groups: Khmer 97.6%, Cham 1.2%, Chinese 0.1%, Vietnamese 0.1%, other 0.9%

Motto: (Nation, Religion, King)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 181,035 km²

Catholic Population: 21,000 Catholics (0.1% of 16,758,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 69 parishes, 3 mission stations (without resident priest), 41 other centres

Clergy: 1 bishop (titular), 85 priests (14 diocesan, 71 religious)

Non-Clergy: 189 religious (25 brothers, 164 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 23 major seminarians, 26 missionaries, 274 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.05.22

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