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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Pierre Suon Hangly, of the clergy of the apostolic vicariate of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, until now prefect apostolic of Kompong-Cham, as coadjutor vicar apostolic of the same apostolic vicariate of Phnom-Penh.
Msgr. Pierre Suon Hangly was born on 14 April 1972 in Phnom-Penh.
He was ordained a priest on 9 December 2001 for the clergy of the apostolic vicariate of Phnom-Penh.
After ordination, he first provided pastoral service in the Sector of Kampo-Kep and Takeo (2001-2007). He was awarded a licentiate in theology, specializing in spirituality, at the Institut Catholique de Paris (2015), and went on to serve as rector of the Saint Jean Marie Vianney National Major Seminary (2015-2017), parish priest of Saint Peter and Paul in Phnom-Penh (2015-2022), pro-vicar of the apostolic vicariate of Phnom-Penh (2017-2022), and prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong-Cham (2022). (Agenzia Fides, 28/6/2025)
