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Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng

Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Thare and Nonseng
Statistics
Area	25,477 km2 (9,837 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 3,171,478 44,078 (1.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iurischurch	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel in Tha Rae
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of St Anne in Nakhon Phanom
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Louis Chamniern Santisukniram
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Location of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng

The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng (Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis, Thai: อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง; RTGS: Akkhara Sangkha Monthon Tharae-Nongsaeng) is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is based in Tha Rae, a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the Mueang Sakon Nakhon district.

The diocese covers an area of 25,477 km², covering four provinces of Thailand - Kalasin, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom and Sakon Nakhon. As of 2001, of the 3.1 million citizen 49,489 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 30 parishes, having 51 priests altogether. By December 31, 2006, the archdiocese had 51,275 Catholics, 1.61 percent of the territory's population.

3 dioceses are suffragans of the archdiosese:

• Nakhon Ratchasima
• Ubon Ratchathani
• Udon Thani

The archdiocese traces its origin back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Laos, which was established on May 4, 1899, responsible for all of what is now northeast Thailand and modern-day Laos. The seat of the vicariate was at Ban Nonseng, Nakhon Phanom Province. In 1938 the northern part was split off to create the Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang. After the independence of Laos in 1949 the vicariate was divided: on December 21, 1950, the Laotian part was split off to create the Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, while the Thai part became the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare. In 1960 it was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, and was promoted as the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng on December 18, 1965.

The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral is located in Ban Tha Rae, Tha Rae subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon district, at the northern shore of the Nong Han Lake, 17°15′15″N 104°11′3″E.

Louis Chamniern Santisukniram

Louis Chamniern Santisukniram (Thai: หลุยส์ จำเนียร สันติสุขนิรันดร์; RTGS: Chamnian Santisukniran; born October 30, 1942) is the Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand.

Louis Chamniern Santisukniram was ordained a priest on May 17, 1970, and was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Nakhon Sawan on November 5, 1998 (consecrated January 23, 1999 by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu). On July 1, 2005 he was appointed as the archbishop of Thare and Nonseng,^[1] and installed on August 20 2005.

Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima

Diocese of Nakhon Rathasima Dioecesis Nakhonratchasimaensis สังฆมณฑลนครราชสีมา
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Thare and Nonseng
Metropolitan	Thare and Nonseng
Statistics
Area	41,148 km2 (15,887 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 5,200,000 5,429 (0.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in Nakhon Ratchasima
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Chusak Sirisut
Metropolitan Archbishop	Louis Chamniern Santisukniram
Map

The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima (Dioecesis Nakhonratchasimaensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลนครราชสีมา) is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.

The diocese covers an area of 41,148 km², covering 3 provinces of Thailand - Buriram, Chaiyaphum and Nakhon Ratchasima. As of 2001, of the 5.1 million citizen 5,204 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 28 parishes, having 27 priests altogether.

The diocese was created on March 22, 1965, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon was split. December 18, 1965 the Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima was elevated to a diocese.

The cathedral of the diocese is the Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral (อาสนวิหารแม่พระประจักษ์ที่เมืองลูร์ด), located in the town Nakhon Ratchasima.14°58′24″N 102°4′42″E

Joseph Chusak Sirisut (Thai: ยอแซฟ ชูศักดิ์ สิริสุทธิ์, born February 24, 1956) is bishop of the Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima, northeastern Thailand.

Born at Bang Nok Kwaek, the center of the Diocese of Ratchaburi, he studied at the Sampran Major Seminary to become a priest. He received a B.A. in scholastic administration at the Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University and a Masters in Theology in the United States. He was ordained as priest on May 11 1984.

After ordination he was first headmaster of the Daruna school, in 1986 became administrator and director of the Ratchaburi Institute. 1987 he was assigned to the Kanchanaburi parish and later to Ratchaburi parish. 1995 he became assistant priest at St. Girolamo in Samut Songkram, 1997 diocesan bursar and chancellor. From 2000-2004 he was a Licentiate in Theology at St. Tomaso in Manila. Returning to Thailand, he was professor at the Sampran major seminary and director of the Centre for Cultural and Religious Research at Sam Phran.

On November 30 2006 he was appointed as the bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, and ordained on February 10 2007 by his predecessor Joachim Phayao Manisap. Co-Consecrators were the Apostolic nuncio in Thailand, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, and George Yod Phimphisan, Bishop of Udon Thani.

Diocese of Udom Thani

Diocese of Udon Thani Dioecesis Udonthaniensis สังฆมณฑลอุดรธานี
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Udon Thani
Metropolitan	Udon Thani
Statistics
Area	50,046 km2 (19,323 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 5,371,000 16,822 (0.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Luechai Thatwisai
Metropolitan Archbishop	Louis Chamniern Santisukniram
Emeritus Bishops	George Yod PhimphisanBishop Emeritus (1975-2009)
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Location of the Diocese of Udon Thani

The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Udon Thani (Dioecesis Udonthaniensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลอุดรธานี) is in northeast Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.

The diocese covers an area of 50,046 km², covering five provinces of Thailand: Khon Kaen, Loei, Nongbua Lamphu, Nong Khai, and Udon Thani. As of 2001, of the 5.3 million citizens, 5,612 are members of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 56 parishes, having 31 priests altogether.

The Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani was created on May 7, 1953, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare was split. On December 18, 1965 the Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to a diocese.

The Cathedral of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Thai: อาสนวิหารพระมารดานิจจานุเคราะห์) is located in Udon Thani town.

Joseph Luechai Thatwisai

Joseph Luechai Thatwisai (born December 2, 1962, Thai: ลือชัย ธาตุวิสัย; RTGS: Lue-chai Thatwisai) is appointed Roman Catholic Bishop of Udon Thani diocese.

Joseph Luechai Thatwisai was ordained a priest in 1990. He obtains a pontifical degree in Scripture and was professor of biblical theology at Thailand's Saeng Tham National Major Seminary from 2000 to 2006. Afterwards he earned a PhD in biblical studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris. Since 2008 he was secretary of the Thai bishops’ Catholic Commission for the Bible commission.

Pope Benedict XVI made the episcopal appointment on November 14, 2009.^[1] He was ordained a bishop by his predecessor, Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.Ss.R., on February 6, 2010.

Bishop Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, the third Bishop of Udon Thani, in northeastern Thailand, was born on Dec. 2, 1962 in Phonsung, in Udon Thani diocese.

In 1983 he entered Saeng Tham College (Lux Mundi, Light of the World), the national major seminary, to study philosophy and theology, and was ordained a priest on May 24, 1990 for Udon Thani diocese.

From 1990 to 1991 he served as assistant parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Ban Phai and manager of Holy Redeemer School, both in Khon Kaen province.

The following year he went back to Saeng Tham College to study foreign languages in preparation for further studies overseas.

From 1993 to 1997 he studied for a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at Pontificium Institutum Biblicum in Rome, and resided at the Pontifical College of St. Paul the Apostle.

In 1998, he went for pastoral experience at Parish of St. Philip the Apostle in Pasadena, California, the United States.

From 1998 to 2000 he was professor of Biblical Theology at Saeng Tham College.

After that he studied for a Doctorate in Biblical Studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris.

In 2007 he came back to Thailand and served as professor of Biblical Theology at Saeng Tham.

In 2008 he became secretary of the Biblical Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on Nov. 14, 2009 Bishop of Udon Thani. His episcopal ordination was on Feb. 6, 2010.

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Diocese of Ratchaburi

Diocese of Ratchaburi Dioecesis Ratchaburensis สังฆมณฑลราชบุรี
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Bangkok
Metropolitan	Bangkok
Statistics
Area	31,362 km2 (12,109 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,327,381 15,730 (0.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Nativity of Our Lady in Amphoe Bang Khonthi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kriengsak Kovitvanit
Map
Location of the Diocese of Ratchaburi

The diocese covers an area of 31,362 square kilometres (12,109 sq mi), covering four of the western provinces of Thailand: Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Kanchanaburi, and Samut Songkhram. As of 2001, of the 2.2 million citizens, 15,246 are members of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 17 parishes, having 71 priests altogether.

While the cathedral episcopal see dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lady is at Bang Nok Khwaek, the diocesan center is in the town of Ratchaburi.

The diocese dates back to 30 June 1930, when the Mission sui iuris of Rajaburi was created, originally responsible for the south and west of Thailand, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Bangkok (now its Metropolitan. It was run by the Salesian order, who came there in 1927 and supplied the missionary Ordinaries. The 18 missionaries took over a mission previously run by the Paris Foreign Missionaries.

On 28 May 1934 it was elevated to Apostolic Prefecture of Rajaburi; on 3 March 1941 to Apostolic Vicariate of Rajaburi, hence entitled to a titular bishop.

On 18 December 1965 it became the Diocese of Bangnokhuek. On 21 October 1966 it was renamed Diocese of Ratburi.

On 26 June 1969 the Diocese of Surat Thani was split off from the diocese (a fellow suffragan of Bangkok), which continued to be run by Salesians, while the remainder, again renamed Diocese of Ratchaburi, was since then under the responsibility of native priests.

The cathedral of the diocese is the Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral (Thai: อาสนวิหารแม่พระบังเกิด). It is in Bang Nok Khwaek, Amphoe Bang Khonthi, Samut Songkhram Province. The church is built in French Gothic style and decorated with stained glass windows imported from France. In two rows these show scenes of the life of Jesus in top row, as well as holy people (men to the north, women to the south).

Aroung 1840 nine Chinese Catholic families moved to the rim of the Mae Klong River. The community grew to about 200 Catholics until 1847, when a first wooden church named Sala Daeng (Red Hall) or Raung Yao (Long Canal) was built near the site of the current cathedral. In 1850 Father Marin bought the land at the mouth of the Khlong Damnoen Saduak and donated it to the church.

In 1890 the French missionary Father Paulo Salmon started construction of the Nativity of Our Lady church, which was inaugurated on 2 February 1896. During World War II several of the windows broke, which took until 1993 to be fully repaired. In 1994-1999 a major renovation of the cathedral was undertaken, overseen by Father Pradit.

Bishop John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen

Diocese of Chanthaburi

Diocese of Chanthaburi Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Diocese of Chanthaburi
Metropolitan	Chanthaburi
Statistics
Area	34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 4,445,881 37,149 (0.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iurischurch	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Silvio Siripong Charatsri
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kriengsak Kovitvanit
Emeritus Bishops	Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit Bishop Emeritus (1971-2009)
Map

On May 11, 1944 the Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi was split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok. On December 18, 1965 it was elevated to a diocese.

Cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Thai: อาสนวิหารพระนางมารีอาปฏิสนธินิรมล) 12°36′33.5″N 102°7′7″E is the largest church of Thailand. A first missionary chapel was built at the site in 1711. After being enlarged and rebuilt four times during the nineteenth century, especially due to the immigration of Vietnamese Christian fleeing religious persecution in the homecountry. In 1909 it was rebuilt in its current Gothic style. It is located at the Chanthanimit Road on the left bank of the Chanthaburi River. During World War II the spires were taken down to make the church a less obvious navigational aid to allied bombers; they have since been replaced.

Controversies

In December 2007, the Diocese ordered the Father Ray Foundation, a charitable non-profit organization in Pattaya that operates an orphanage, school for the deaf, blind and disabled to vacate property owned by the Diocese within a matter of weeks. Representatives of the Foundation believe the Diocese plans to build a more profitable school there.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani

Diocese of Surat Thani Dioecesis Suratthanensis สังฆมณฑลสุราษฎร์ธานี
St. Raphael Cathedral of Surat Thani
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Bangkok
Metropolitan	Bangkok
Statistics
Area	76,562 km2(29,561 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 9,015,380 6,682 (0.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	26 June 1969
Cathedral	St. Raphael Cathedral, Surat Thani
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kriengsak Kovitvanit
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Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil

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Joseph Prathan Sridanusil SDB (born February 9, 1946, Thai: โยเซฟ ประธาน ศรีดารุณศีล) is the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Surat Thani, Thailand.

Born in Wat Phleng, Ratchaburi Province, he in 1964 joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Hua Hin. He studied philosophy in Hong Kong and theology in Bethlehem. On June 29, 1975 he was ordained to the priesthood by Pope Paul VI in Rome.

In the following years he had several posts at the Thai Catholic church, until he was appointed to be the bishop of Surat Thani on October 9, 2004.^[1] He was installed as bishop on November 28 by Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.