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Diocese of Chanthaburi Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี | |
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 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 4,445,881 37,149 (0.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kriengsak Kovitvanit |
| Bishops emeritus | Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit Bishop Emeritus (1971-2009) |
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The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Chanthaburi (Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี) is located in eastern central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 34,000 km2, covering the provinces - Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachinburi, Rayong, Sa Kaeo and Trat, as well as the parts east of the Bang Pa Kong River in Chachoengsao, and Nakhon Nayok except the district Ban Na.
As of 2009, of the 4.4 million citizens 38,918 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 42 parishes, having 112 priests altogether.