Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratchaburi
Diocese of Ratchaburi Diœcesis Ratchaburensis สังฆมณฑลราชบุรี | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangkok |
| Metropolitan | Bangkok |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 31,362 km2 (12,109 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Nativity of Our Lady in Amphoe Bang Khonthi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Silvio Siripong Charatsri |
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Location of the Diocese of Ratchaburi | |
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Ratchaburi (Diœcesis Ratchaburensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลราชบุรี) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok in western central Thailand.
The diocese covers an area of 31,362 square kilometres (12,109 sq mi), covering four of the western provinces of Thailand: Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Kanchanaburi, and Samut Songkhram. As of 2001, of the 2.2 million citizens, 15,246 are members of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 17 parishes, having 71 priests altogether.
While the cathedral episcopal see dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lady is at Bang Nok Khwaek, the diocesan center is in the town of Ratchaburi.