Laos Celebrates Its First Two Apostles January 02, 2021 Co-Cathedral of St. Anne in Nong Seng Shortly before Christmas, four Thai dioceses as well as the apostolic vicariate of Savannakhet-Khammouane, Laos, commemorated with great pomp the centenary of the death of Bishop Constant Prodhomme and Fr. Xavier Guégo, the first French missionaries in the region. The centenary of the Apostles of Laos, prepared many months in advance, took place on December 10, 2020 in the Church of St. Anne in Nakhon Panom, Thailand, with the participation of 2,500 faithful. The beginning of the commemorations was marked by a triduum of Masses celebrated in each diocese.