Suffragan diocese Ratchaburi, Thailand

Diocese of Ratchaburi

Ratchaburen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in western Thailand, begun in 1930 as the Mission sui iuris of Rajaburi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangkok, raised through prefecture (1934) and vicariate (1941) to a diocese in 1965. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, its seat is the Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Bang Nok Khwaek, Samut Songkhram Province.

On the map

The address the register holds for Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral, Bang Nok Khwaek, in Ratchaburi, Thailand.

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Established: 1930
Catholics: 15,730
Priests: 71
Territory: 31,362 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop: Silvio Siripong Charatsri
Born: 10 December 1959
Birthplace: Ban Nok Kwaek

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The cathedral

Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral, Bang Nok Khwaek stands in Ratchaburi, 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: 26 June 1969
Latin: Ratchaburen(sis)
Annuario code: 001002725

The see in figures

Catholics: 15,730
Population: 2,327,381
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 0.7%
Priests: 71
Catholics per priest: 222
Extent: 31,362 km²
Catholics per km²: 0.5

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 Bangkok

A suffragan of Bangkok.

The sees of this province:

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

Sees near here

Archdiocese of BangkokBangkok85 km
Archdiocese of Tharé-NonsengTharé-Nonseng194 km
Diocese of Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan246 km
Diocese of ChanthaburiChanthaburi252 km
Diocese of Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima301 km
Apostolic Prefecture of BattambangBattambang, Cambodia371 km
Diocese of MawlamyineMawlamyine, Myanmar405 km
Diocese of Hpa-anHpa-an, Myanmar441 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].