Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Vientiane
Apostolic Vicariate of Vientiane
Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Laos
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Vientiane (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Vientianensis; French: Vicariat apostolique de Vientiane) is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church located in northern Laos.
As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop, and it is exempt, i.e., not part of any ecclesiastical province and instead directly dependent on the Holy See through the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Apostolic Vicariate's episcopal cathedral see is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vientiane, one of the country's largest churches. Cardinal Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun is its apostolic vicar.