I was sharing one after another THAI ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE in our church internet page start from few days ago.

This is the second last Diocese which I share for your knowledge and happiness.

But the final and newly erected CHIANG RAI DIOCESE will insert upon New Bishop Ordination with Celebration on Saturday 7th July 2018 at Rajaphat University.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai (Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่) in northern Thailand is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok. At present, the Diocese of Chiang Mai is under the leadership of His Excellency Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana.

The present Chiang Mai Diocese is composed of four provinces in the northern region of Thailand: Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Lamphun, and Lampang (except Ngao District). The diocese covers a land area of 48,013 square kilometers with a total population of 5,709,443. As of 2014, there are 68,975 Catholics with 15,080 Catechumens. There are 47 parishes with 519 minor churches or village chapels, eight schools run by religious institutes, seven diocesan schools and 760 Catholic villages. There are 94 priests, 16 religious brothers, 158 religious sisters and 819 lay catechists who work in the diocese.

Diocese of Chiang Mai Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country	Thailand
Ecclesiastical province	Diocese of Chiang Mai
Metropolitan	Bangkok
Statistics
Area	48,013 km²(18,538 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2018) 3,025,649 50,913 (1.7%)
Parishes	31
Congregations	32
Schools	9
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Chiang Mai
Secular priests	47
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kriengsak Kovitvanit
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