Diocese of Surat Thani
Suratthanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Surat Thani, Thailand
The Diocese of Surat Thani is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in southern Thailand, erected in 1969 from the Diocese of Ratchaburi. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Bangkok, with its see at St. Raphael Cathedral in Surat Thani.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 June 1969
- Latin
- Suratthanen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001003129
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,682
- Population
- 9,015,380
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.1%
- Priests
- 48
- Catholics per priest
- 139
- Extent
- 76,562 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Paul Trairong Multree
- Born
- 7 September 1976
- Birthplace
- Khon Kaen
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Raphael Cathedral stands in Surat Thani, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bangkok
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bangkok.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BangkokBangkok
- Diocese of ChanthaburiChanthaburi
- Diocese of Chiang MaiChiang Mai
- Diocese of Chiang RaiChiang Rai
- Diocese of Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan
- Diocese of RatchaburiRatchaburi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.