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Suffragan diocese Chiang Rai, Thailand

Diocese of Chiang Rai

Chiangraien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in far northern Thailand, erected in 2018 by splitting the Diocese of Chiang Mai; it is Thailand's newest diocese. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, its seat is the Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Chiang Rai.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral, Chiang Rai, in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

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Established
2018
Catholics
18,062
Priests
44
Territory
37 km²

Parishes and churches

8 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Vuthilert Haelom
Born
17 December 1951
Birthplace
Lamsai

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The cathedral

Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral, Chiang Rai stands in Chiang Rai, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Also in northern Thailand, the Diocese of Chiang Rai (Dioecesis Chiangraiensis) is a Latin Catholic suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. It spans 37,839 km2 across four provinces, Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao and Phrae, plus the Ngao District of Lampang Province, and is organized into 16 parishes with 47 priests in all. As of 2018, Catholics numbered 18,062 among the area's 2.684 million citizens.