Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima
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| Country: | Thailand |
| Metropolitan: | Thare and Nonseng |
| Rite: | Latin |
| Area: | 41,148 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
5.2 million (2006) 5.429 (0.1%) |
| Bishop: | Joseph Chusak Sirisut |
| Cathedral: | Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral Nakhon Ratchasima |
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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 four 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.
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[edit] History
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.
[edit] Cathedral
The cathedral of the diocese is the Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral (อาสนวิหารแม่พระประจักษ์ที่เมืองลูร์ด), located in the town Nakhon Ratchasima.
[edit] Bishops
- Joseph Chusak Sirisut: appointed November 30 2006
- Joachim Phayao Manisap: May 30 1977 - November 30 2006 (resigned)
- Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P: March 22 1965 - May 30 1977 (resigned)
[edit] External links
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