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to: navigation, search     Architecture and housing[edit]  Rural
style house in Cambodia Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian
heritage site.      Buddhist nun at Angkor Wat, Siem Reap,
Cambodia.     Christianity was introduced into Cambodia by Roman
Catholic missionaries in 1660. However, it made little headway
at first, particularly among Buddhists. In 1972 there were
probably about 20,000 Christians in Cambodia, most of whom were
Roman Catholics. According to Vatican statistics, in 1953,
members of the Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia numbered
120,000, making it, at that time, the second largest religion in
the country. In April 1970, just before repatriation, estimates
indicate that about 50,000 Catholics were Vietnamese. Many of
the Catholics remaining in Cambodia in 1972 were
Europeans—chiefly French. American Protestant missionary
activity increased in Cambodia, especially among some of the
hill tribes and among the Cham, after the establ