Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok

The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand (Archidioecesis Bangkokensis, อัครสังฆมณฑลกรุงเทพฯ) dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924. Since December 18, 1965 it is an Archdiocese. Download high resolution version (800x1200, 131 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (800x1200, 131 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ... The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The archdiocese covers an area of 18,831 km², and as of 2002 it is responsible for 81,646 catholic christians, 0.7% of the about 12 million living in the area. It covers the provinces Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Suphanburi. Also the part west of the Bang Pa Kong river of Chachoengsao and Amphoe Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok belong to the diocese. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Geography Ayutthaya is located in the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya river valley. ... Nakhon Pathom (Thai นครปฐม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Nonthaburi (Thai นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Pathum Thani (Thai ปทุมธานี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Samut Prakan (Thai สมุทรปราการ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Samut Sakhon (Thai สมุทรสาคร) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Suphanburi (Thai สุพรรณบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Geography The west part of the province is the low river plain of the Bang Pa Kong river, which is used extensively for farming rice. ... Nakhon Nayok (Thai นครนายก) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

5 dioceses are suffragans of the archdiosese:

• Chanthaburi
• Chiang Mai
• Nakhon Sawan
• Ratchaburi
• Surat Thani

The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Ratchaburi (Dioecesis Ratchaburensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลราชบุรี) is located in western central Thailand. ... St. ...

Bishops

• Michael Michai Kitbunchu (since 1972, cardinal since 1983)
• Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo (1965-1972)

The administrators of the vicariate were vicars, but were bishop of a titular see. Michael Michai Kitbunchu (Thai: ไมเกิ้ล มีชัย กิจบุญชู, born January 25, 1929) is the archbishop of the (Roman-Catholic) Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand since 1973. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals, during a consistory. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the broadest sense, a vicar is anyone who is acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ...

• Louis August Chorin (1947-1965)
• René Marie Joseph Perros (1909-1947)
• Jean-Louis Vey (1875-1909)
• Ferdinand-Aimé-Augustin-Joseph Dupond (1864-1872)
• Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix (1841-1862)
• Jean Paul Hilaire Michel Courvezy (1834-1841)
• Esprit-Marie-Joseph Florens (1811-1834)

External links

• http://www.catholic.or.th
• catholic-hierarchy.org  (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbank.html)