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Diocese of Chiang Mai
Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis
สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country
Thailand
Metropolitan
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok
Statistics
Area
48,013 km2 (18,538 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2018) 3,025,649 50,913 (1.7%)
Parishes
31
Congregations
32
Schools
9
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Chiang Mai
Secular priests
47
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana
Metropolitan Archbishop
Kriengsak Kovitvanit
Map
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai (Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่) in northern Thailand is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok. Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana was appointed leader of the Diocese of Chiang Mai.
The Chiang Mai Diocese is composed of four provinces in the northern region of Thailand: Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Lamphun, and Lampang (except Ngao District). The diocese covers a land area of 48,013 square kilometers with a total population of 5,709,443. As of 2014, there are 68,975 Catholics with 15,080 Catechumens. There are 47 parishes with 519 minor churches or village chapels, eight schools run by religious institutes, seven diocesan schools and 760 Catholic villages. There are 94 priests, 16 religious brothers, 158 religious sisters and 819 lay catechists who work in the diocese.[citation needed]
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