Organization
Wat Chum Kriel
Wat Chum Kriel (វត្តជុំគ្រៀល) is a Buddhist Wat in Chum Kriel Commune, Teuk Chhu District, Kampot, Cambodia, about 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Kampot Town.[1][2]
History
As of 2014, the Wat was home to the province's only Buddhist high school, which was built in 1998.[1]
Religious life
As of 2014, the Wat was the seat of monastic administration for the province and the home of its senior monk (mekun khet).[1] As of November 2025, the abbot of the Wat is the chief monk of Kampot province (ព្រះមេគណខេត្តកំពត). In November 2025 he sponsored the fund of the Buddhist association Puthik Samakhum Kampuchea Roth (ពុទ្ធិកសមាគមកម្ពុជរដ្ឋ) with 1,000,000 riel for one year, from that month. The association thanked him in a letter.[2]
See also
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