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The (Roman Catholic) Diocese
Diocese

In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi...
 of Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi

Chanthaburi is a town in the east of Thailand, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi....
 (Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis, Thai: ????????????????) is located in eastern central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok
Archdiocese of Bangkok

The Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Bangkok, Thailand dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924....
.

The diocese covers an area of 34,000 kmē, covering the provinces
Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 76th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 75 provinces....
 - Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
, Chonburi
Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao Province, Chanthaburi Province and Rayong Province. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Prachinburi
Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
, Rayong
Rayong Province

Rayong province is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chonburi Province and Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Sa Kaeo
Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi Province, Chachoengsao Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Buriram Province....
 and Trat
Trat Province

Trat is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, and has borders with Chanthaburi Province to the northwest, Cambodia to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the south....
, as well as the parts east of the Bang Pa Kong River
Bang Pa Kong River

The Bang Pakong is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Nakhon Nayok River and the Prachinburi River at Pak Nam Yotaka in Amphoe Ban Sang, Prachinburi Province....
 in Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachinburi Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chanthaburi Province, Chonburi Province, Samut Prakan Province, Bangkok, Pathum Thani Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
, and Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
 except the district Ban Na
Amphoe Ban Na

Ban Na is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand....
.

As of 2001, of the 4.1 million citizen 31,384 are member of the Catholic Church.






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Thailand Diocese Chanthaburi
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese
Diocese

In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi...
 of Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi

Chanthaburi is a town in the east of Thailand, at the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi....
 (Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis, Thai: ????????????????) is located in eastern central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok
Archdiocese of Bangkok

The Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Bangkok, Thailand dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924....
.

The diocese covers an area of 34,000 kmē, covering the provinces
Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 76th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 75 provinces....
 - Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
, Chonburi
Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao Province, Chanthaburi Province and Rayong Province. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Prachinburi
Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
, Rayong
Rayong Province

Rayong province is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chonburi Province and Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand....
, Sa Kaeo
Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi Province, Chachoengsao Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Buriram Province....
 and Trat
Trat Province

Trat is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, and has borders with Chanthaburi Province to the northwest, Cambodia to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the south....
, as well as the parts east of the Bang Pa Kong River
Bang Pa Kong River

The Bang Pakong is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Nakhon Nayok River and the Prachinburi River at Pak Nam Yotaka in Amphoe Ban Sang, Prachinburi Province....
 in Chachoengsao
Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachinburi Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chanthaburi Province, Chonburi Province, Samut Prakan Province, Bangkok, Pathum Thani Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
, and Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
 except the district Ban Na
Amphoe Ban Na

Ban Na is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand....
.

As of 2001, of the 4.1 million citizen 31,384 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 41 parishes, having 88 priests altogether.

History

On May 11 1944 the Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi was split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok
Archdiocese of Bangkok

The Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Bangkok, Thailand dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924....
. On December 18 1965 it was elevated to a diocese.

Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Thai: ?????????????????????????????????) is the largest church of Thailand. A first missionary chapel was built at the site in 1711. After being enlarged and rebuilt four times during the nineteenth century, especially due to the immigration of Vietnamese Christian fleeing religious persecution in the homecountry. In 1909 it was rebuilt in its current Gothic
Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
 style. It is located at the Chanthanimit Road on the left bank of the Chanthaburi River. During World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 the roof was taken down to make the church less suspicious and thus prevent it to be bombed during allied air raids.

Controversies


In December 2007, the Diocese ordered the Father Ray Foundation, a charitable non-profit in Pattaya
Pattaya

Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand , about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi Province....
 that operates an orphanage, school for the deaf, blind and disabled to vacate property owned by the Diocese within a matter of weeks. Representatives of the Foundation believe the Diocese plans to build a more profitable school there.

Bishops

  • Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit: appointed July 3 1971
  • Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri: January 8 1953 - April 3 1970 (Resigned)
  • Giacomo Luigi Cheng: May 11 1944 - April 14 1952
Before the vicariate apostolic was elevated to a diocese, the bishops were assigned a titular see
Titular see

A titular see in the Roman Catholic Church is a Diocese or Archdiocese that now exists in title only. Until 1882, such titular sees, were distinguished by the Latin phrase in partibus infidelium or more often simply in partibus....
.

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