Diocese of Nakhon Sawan
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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 bishopric seat is currently vacant.
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.
[edit] History
The diocese was erected on February 9, 1967, when it was split off from the archdiocese of Bangkok.
[edit] Bishops
- Louis Chamniern Santisukniram: November 5 1998 - July 1 2005 (became Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng)
- Joseph Banchong Aribarg: May 24 1976 - November 5 1998 (Resigned)
- Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P.: February 9 1967 - May 24 1976 (Resigned)
