Diocese of Nakhon Sawan Dioecesis Nakhonsauanensis สังฆมณฑลนครสวรรค์ | |
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Location | |
Country | Thailand |
Ecclesiastical province | Bangkok |
Metropolitan | Bangkok |
Statistics | |
Area | 93,547 km2 (36,119 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 8.2 million 9,237 (0.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St Anne's Cathedral in Nakhon Sawan |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Tawat Singsa |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Kriengsak Kovitvanit |
Map | |
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Nakhon Sawan (Dioecesis Nakhonsauanensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลนครสวรรค์) is located in central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 93,547 km2, covering 13 provinces - Chainat, Kamphaeng Phet, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Saraburi, Sukhothai, Tak, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit.
As of 2001, of the 8.2 million citizen 9,237 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 28 parishes, having 27 priests altogether.