Diocese of Chanthaburi
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| Country | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| Metropolitan | Bangkok |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Philip Adisak Phorn-ngam |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana |
| Bishops emeritus | Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit Bishop Emeritus (since 2009) |
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The Diocese of Chanthaburi (Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction located in eastern central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 34,000 km2, covering the provinces - Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachinburi, Rayong, Sa Kaeo and Trat, as well as the parts east of the Bang Pa Kong River in Chachoengsao, and Nakhon Nayok except the district Ban Na.
As of 2009, of the 4.4 million citizens 38,918 are Catholics. It is divided into 42 parishes, having 112 priests altogether.
History
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.[citation needed]
Cathedral
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Bishops
- Giacomo Luigi Cheng: May 11, 1944 – April 14, 1952
- Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri: January 8, 1953 – April 3, 1970 (Resigned)
- Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit: July 3, 1971 – April 4, 2009
- Silvio Siripong Charatsri: April 4, 2009 – June 13, 2023, appointed Bishop of Ratchaburi
- Philip Adisak Phorn-ngam: appointed November 11, 2024
Before the vicariate apostolic was elevated to a diocese, the bishops were assigned a titular see.
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