Pierre Sophal Tonlop

Pierre Sophal Tonlop (Khmer: ទម្លាប់ សុផល; born 1953)[2] is a Cambodian Catholic priest best known as the first native of Cambodia to be ordained a priest after the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979; he was ordained on 22 July 1995 and assigned to the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang.[3][4]

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sophal. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Tonlop.
The Reverend

Pierre Sophal Tonlop
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceBattambang
SeeBattambang
Orders
Ordination22 July 1995
Personal details
Born1953
Phnom Penh[1]

Tonlop was a resident of Canada from 1984 to 1990, during which he studied at the Grand Séminaire de Montréal (Major Seminary of Montreal).[1][5] From 1990 to 1993, he continued his studies in France.[5] By 1994, after his ordination as a deacon, he volunteered to become a missionary in Cambodia for a return to his native country, where he later became a priest the year after.[5]

As of 2012, he is Battambang's Vicar Delegate in charge of caring for Vietnamese Catholic communities in the country, alongside heading the Rice Bank of the Church.[2][6]

See also
  • Dominique Nget Viney, one of the next four native Cambodians to become a priest in 2001 after Tonlop

References
  1. Senechal, Vincent Yves. "Priestly Formation in the Asian Contexts: Application of the Church's Teachings to the Church and the Society in Cambodia" (PDF). Catholic Theology and Thought (Special): 145. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Our Priests". Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
  3. "Cambodians See First Religious Profession in 20 Years". UCA News. Union of Catholic Asian News Limited. 12 September 1996. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Ordination d'un évêque coadjuteur à Phnom Penh". Missions Éntrangères de Paris (in French). 18 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. Trịnh, Tuấn Hoàng (15 October 2007). "Hội Bác Ái Phanxicô Với Linh Mục TONLOP SOPHAL: Cứu Sống Người Việt Nam Tha Hương Ơ Biển Hồ Campuchia". Việt Báo Daily News (in Vietnamese). Garden Grove, California. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "The Church in Cambodia". Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang. Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.


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