History and status of the Catholic Church in Thailand
Catholic Church in Thailand
Thai: โรมันคาทอลิกในประเทศไทย
Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok
Type
National polity
Classification
Catholic
Orientation
Asian Christianity, Latin
Scripture
Bible
Theology
Catholic theology
Pope
Francis
President
Joseph Chusak Sirisut
Apostolic Nuncio
Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam
Region
Thailand
Language
Thai, Latin
Headquarters
Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok
Members
388,468 (0.58%)
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Catholic Church in Thailand website
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The Catholic Church in Thailand is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to Catholic Social Communications of Thailand, as of 2019[update] there are 388,468 Catholics in Thailand,[1][2] a figure that represents about 0.58% of the Thai population of 69 million. There are 11 dioceses with 526 parishes and 662 priests.[3][4]
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^"Pope Francis to visit Thailand November 20-23". Thai PBS. Agence France-Presse. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^Suksamran, Nauvarat; Mala, Dumrongkiat (20 November 2019). "How Catholicism took root in Thailand". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^"Celebrating 350 Years of the Vatican's Mission to Siam". LiCAS.news. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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