Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham, Cambodia 🇰🇭

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Kompong Cham / 磅湛 (正體中文) / Kompongchamen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Neighbouring Dioceses: Phnom Penh (↙), Bătdâmbâng (↖), Pakse (↑), Kontum (↗), Ban Mê Thuôt (→), Đà Lat (→), Phú Cuong (↘), My Tho (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1968.09.23: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong Cham / 磅湛 (正體中文) / Kompongchamen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh)

Present Prelates

Prefect Apostolic:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2025.09.06 – ...):	Bishop Pierre Suon Hangly (53) Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pierre Suon Hangly (53)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.09.06 – ...)

Fr. Pierre Suon Hangly (53) (later Bishop)
(2022.07.15 – 2025.06.28)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)
Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Kompong Cham (Cambodia)

Born:	1972.04.14 (Phnom-Penh, Cambodia)
Ordained Priest:	2001.12.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2025.09.06

Priest of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) (2001.12.09 – 2025.06.28)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (2022.07.15 – 2025.06.28)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh (Cambodia) (2025.06.28 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (2025.09.06 – ...)

Fr. Bruno Cosme, M.E.P. (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2019.07.25 – 2022.07.15)

Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P.
(2000.05.27 – 2019.07.25)

Born:	1951.12.28 (Elathagiri, India)
Ordained Priest:	1978.05.27

Apostolic Administrator of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (1997.07.16 – 2000.05.27)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (2000.05.27 – 2019.07.25)

Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P.
(Apostolic Administrator 1997.07.16 – 2000.05.27)

Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salas
(Apostolic Administrator 1976.05.05 – 1977.09)

Fr. André Lesouëf, M.E.P.
(1968.09.26 – 1997)

Born:	1918.03.26 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1943.03.20
Died:	2004.06.06 († 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Kompong Cham (Cambodia) (1968.09.26 – 1997)

Special Churches

Pro-Cathedral: Pro-Cathedral, Kampong Cham

Phnom Penh (↙), Bătdâmbâng (↖), Pakse (↑), Kontum (↗), Ban Mê Thuôt (→), Đà Lat (→), Phú Cuong (↘), My Tho (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 64,904 km²

Population: 3,400 Catholics (0.1% of 5,902,970 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 18 priests (6 diocesan, 12 religious), 25 religious (14 brothers, 11 sisters)