The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Thai: อาสนวิหารพระนางมารีอาปฏิสนธินิรมล) 12°36′33.5″N102°7′7″E / 12.609306°N 102.11861°E / 12.609306; 102.11861 is the largest church of Thailand. A first missionary chapel was built at the site in 1711. After being enlarged and rebuilt four times during the nineteenth century, especially due to the immigration of Vietnamese Christian fleeing religious persecution in the home country. In 1909 it was rebuilt in its current Gothic style. It is located at the Chanthanimit Road on the left bank of the Chanthaburi River. During World War II the spires were taken down to make the church a less obvious navigational aid to allied bombers; they have since been replaced.
Bishopsedit
Giacomo Luigi Cheng: May 11, 1944 - April 14, 1952
Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri: January 8, 1953 - April 3, 1970 (Resigned)
Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit: July 3, 1971 - April 4, 2009
Silvio Siripong Charatsri: appointed April 4, 2009
Before the vicariate apostolic was elevated to a diocese, the bishops were assigned a titular see.
roman, catholic, diocese, chanthaburi, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scho. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis Thai sngkhmnthlcnthburi is located in eastern central Thailand It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok Diocese of ChanthaburiDioecesis ChanthaburiensissngkhmnthlcnthburiCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionLocationCountry ThailandMetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of BangkokStatisticsArea34 000 km2 13 000 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2006 4 445 88137 149 0 8 InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteCathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception ChanthaburiCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopSede vacanteMetropolitan ArchbishopKriengsak KovitvanitBishops emeritusLawrence Thienchai Samanchit Bishop Emeritus 1971 2009 MapThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 Cathedral 3 Bishops 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOn May 11 1944 the Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi was split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok On December 18 1965 it was elevated to a diocese citation needed Cathedral editMain article Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Chanthaburi The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Thai xasnwiharphranangmarixaptisnthinirml 12 36 33 5 N 102 7 7 E 12 609306 N 102 11861 E 12 609306 102 11861 is the largest church of Thailand A first missionary chapel was built at the site in 1711 After being enlarged and rebuilt four times during the nineteenth century especially due to the immigration of Vietnamese Christian fleeing religious persecution in the home country In 1909 it was rebuilt in its current Gothic style It is located at the Chanthanimit Road on the left bank of the Chanthaburi River During World War II the spires were taken down to make the church a less obvious navigational aid to allied bombers they have since been replaced Bishops editGiacomo Luigi Cheng May 11 1944 April 14 1952 Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri January 8 1953 April 3 1970 Resigned Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit July 3 1971 April 4 2009 Silvio Siripong Charatsri appointed April 4 2009Before the vicariate apostolic was elevated to a diocese the bishops were assigned a titular see See also editRoman Catholicism in ThailandReferences editExternal links editWebsite of the diocese catholic hierarchy org self published Portals nbsp Catholicism nbsp Thailand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi amp oldid 1169086113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
