About Jean Khamsé Vithavong
Lived 1942 – 2024 (aged 82). Jean Khamsé Vithavong was a Laotian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Jean Khamsé Vithavong (18 October 1942 – 8 December 2024) was a Laotian Roman Catholic prelate, and the Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane. He was also the Titular Bishop of Moglaena.
Biography Khamsé Vithavong was born on 18 October 1942. He was educated at a seminary in France and at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.
In 1999, he was interviewed about the Laotian socialist government's prosecutions of his diocese.
Khamsé Vithavong retired as emeritus on 2 February 2017, which was accepted by Pope Francis. He died on 8 December 2024, at the age of 82, after suffering from diabetes and a series of strokes.
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Laotian Catholic bishop
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Jean Khamsé Vithavong was born on 18 October 1942.
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Jean Khamsé Vithavong died on 8 December 2024 in Vientiane.
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Jean Khamsé Vithavong was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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