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Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)

Laos

Also known as: le Laos (français), Laos (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), 老撾 (繁體中文), ラオス (日本語), Laotia (latine)

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Vientiane

Population: 6,068,100

Area: 230,800 km²

Religions: Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)

Languages: Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages

Motto: (Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity)

Neighbouring Countries: Cambodia Cambodia, China China, Myanmar Myanmar, Thailand Thailand, Vietnam Vietnam


Circumscriptions (4): Apostolic Vicariates (4)



by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions



Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (1)

Documents Documents


Apostolic Delegation: Laos Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio (57)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Laos et du Cambodge Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun (65)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Link Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (70)


as of 2010.03.04

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