Suffragan diocese Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhonratchasimaën(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in northeastern Thailand (Isan), erected in 1965 from territory of the Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon and raised to diocesan rank on 18 December 1965 with the establishment of the Thai hierarchy. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng, its seat is Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in Nakhon Ratchasima.

On the map

The address the register holds for Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Nakhon Ratchasima, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

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Established: 1965
Catholics: 5,721
Priests: 36
Territory: 41,148 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop: Joseph Chusak Sirisut
Born: 24 February 1956
Birthplace: Bang Nok Kwek

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The cathedral

Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Nakhon Ratchasima stands in Nakhon Ratchasima, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 2 July 1969
Latin: Nakhonratchasimaën(sis)
Annuario code: 001002337

The see in figures

Catholics: 5,721
Population: 5,200,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 0.1%
Priests: 36
Catholics per priest: 159
Extent: 41,148 km²
Catholics per km²: 0.1

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Thare and Nonseng

A suffragan of Thare and Nonseng.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of Tharé-NonsengTharé-Nonseng
Diocese of Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani
Diocese of Udon ThaniUdon Thani

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of Tharé-NonsengTharé-Nonseng137 km
Archdiocese of BangkokBangkok221 km
Diocese of ChanthaburiChanthaburi231 km
Diocese of Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan233 km
Apostolic Prefecture of BattambangBattambang, Cambodia240 km
Diocese of Udon ThaniUdon Thani279 km
Diocese of Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani297 km
Diocese of RatchaburiRatchaburi301 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].