Diocese of Chiang Rai Dioecesis Chiangraiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Thailand |
Ecclesiastical province | Bangkok |
Metropolitan | Bangkok |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 19°54′50″N99°50′39″E / 19.913928°N 99.844083°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 37.839 km2 (14.610 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2018) 2,683,794 18,062 (0.7%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Churches | 130 |
Schools | 6 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Chiang Rai |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Vuthilert Haelom |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kriengsak Kovitvanit |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Rai (Dioecesis Chiangraiensis) is in northern Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 37,839 km2, covering four provinces: Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae and Ngao District of the Lampang Province. The diocese is divided into 16 parishes, having 47 priests altogether.
As of 2018 [update] , of the 2.684 million citizens in the area, 18,062 are members of the Catholic Church.
The diocese was erected on 25 April 2018, when it was split off from the Diocese of Chiang Mai. [1]
The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Chiang Rai.
Chiang Rai is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE.
Chiang Rai is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces, which lies in upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo province of Laos to the east, Phayao to the south, Lampang to the southwest, and Chiang Mai to the west. The provinces is linked to Houayxay Laos by the Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge that spans the Mekong.
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