Cambodian Bishop

In a public letter addressed to all people, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, has spoken strongly against the world’s “silence” amid ongoing wars, displacement, and human suffering.

The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P., paid a courtesy visit to Samdech Preah Maha Ariyavong Dr. Yon Seng Yeath, a senior Buddhist monk, at Wat Unnalom on December 15.

On December 13, Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Vicariate issued an appeal for fundraising to support schools located in high-risk areas and to assist Cambodian people who have been displaced due to the war along the Cambodia–Thailand border.

In a message published on his personal social media account on December 11, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, urged all parishes in his jurisdiction to organize Masses and prayer services for peace, following the renewed conflict along the Cambodia–Thailand border.

A Catholic bishop has donated US $5,000 to a Buddhist hospital in Cambodia to support poor and needy patients.

In a historic moment for Cambodia’s Catholic community, Msgr. Pierre Suon Hang Ly was ordained as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh on Sept 6, becoming the second Cambodian priest to hold the position.

Amid rising tensions along the Cambodia–Thailand border, three Catholic bishops of Cambodia have appealed to priests, religious, and lay faithful to support relief efforts for displaced families and refugees.

In a historic moment for the Catholic Church in Cambodia, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Msgr. Pierre Suon Hangly as the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh on June 28.

Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, called on the faithful to follow the example of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the solemn blessing of a new altar at St. Michael’s Parish in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, marking the church’s 60th anniversary on June 7.