Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani
| Diocese of Surat Thani Dioecesis Suratthanensis สังฆมณฑลสุราษฎร์ธานี | |
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St. Raphael Cathedral of Surat Thani
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| 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
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.
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