Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhonratchasimaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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.
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 share
- 0.1%
- Priests
- 36
- Catholics per priest
- 159
- Extent
- 41,148 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Chusak Sirisut
- Born
- 24 February 1956
- Birthplace
- Bang Nok Kwek
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].