Ratchaburi diocese
| Ratchaburi diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bangkok |
| Diocesan bishop | John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen |
| founding | 1930 |
| surface | 31,362 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,358,247 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 15,719 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 48 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 242 |
| Friars | 24 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 108 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Thai |
| cathedral | Virgin Mary's birth |
| address | 31 / 2-4 Somboonkul Road Ratchburi 70000 Thailand |
| Website | http://www.ratchaburidio.or.th/ |
The diocese of Ratchaburi ( Latin : Dioecesis Ratchaburensis , Thai: สังฆมณฑล ราชบุรี ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Thailand .
The diocese covers an area of 31,362 km², which includes the provinces of Ratchaburi , Phetchaburi , Kanchanaburi and Samut Songkhram . As of 2001, 15,246 of the 2.2 million inhabitants were Catholic. The diocese is divided into 17 parishes and has a total of 71 priests. The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Bangkok as a suffragan .
history
The origins of the diocese lie in the Mission sui juris of Rajaburi, which was founded in 1930. Salesians from Don Bosco had come to the region three years earlier and were continuing the missionary work begun by the Paris Mission . In 1934 the mission was elevated to the status of an Apostolic Prefecture, and in 1941 to an Apostolic Vicariate. In 1965 it became the Bangnokhuek diocese, which was renamed the Ratburi diocese in 1966. In 1969, the southern part of the diocese was split off as the Surat Thani diocese .
cathedral
The center of the diocese is located in Bang Nok Khwaek in Amphoe Bang Khonthi in the province of Samut Songkhram. There is also the Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, which was built in 1890 in the French Gothic style.
Other important churches in this diocese are Wat Phra Christ Haruethai in Amphoe Wat Phleng (Ratchaburi Province) and Beata Mundi Regina in Kanchanaburi , behind the prisoner-of-war cemetery (Kanchanaburi War Cemetery).
Bishops
Since March 18, 2005, John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen has been bishop of the diocese.
- Gaétan Pasotti SDB: May 28, 1934–3. September 1950
- Pietro Luigi Carretto SDB: April 12, 1951-26. June 1969
- Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul : June 26, 1969-28. April 1975
- Joseph Ek Thabping : Oct. 2, 1975-12. February 1985
- John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai : Nov. 25, 1985-24. July 2003
Web links
- Official Website (Thai)
- Entry on the diocese of Ratchaburi on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)