Diocese of Surat Thani
Suratthanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Surat Thani, Thailand
The Diocese of Surat Thani is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in southern Thailand, erected in 1969 from the Diocese of Ratchaburi. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Bangkok, with its see at St. Raphael Cathedral in Surat Thani.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 June 1969
- Latin
- Suratthanen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001003129
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,682
- Population
- 9,015,380
- Catholic share
- 0.1%
- Priests
- 48
- Catholics per priest
- 139
- Extent
- 76,562 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
- Paul Trairong Multree
- Born
- 7 September 1976
- Birthplace
- Khon Kaen
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
St. Raphael Cathedral stands in Surat Thani, 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 Bangkok
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bangkok.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BangkokBangkok
- Diocese of ChanthaburiChanthaburi
- Diocese of Chiang MaiChiang Mai
- Diocese of Chiang RaiChiang Rai
- Diocese of Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan
- Diocese of RatchaburiRatchaburi
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].