Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani

The Diocese of Surat Thani (Latin: Dioecesis Suratthanensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Thailand.

The diocese was established by dividing the Diocese of Ratchaburi in 1969 and is the Archdiocese of Bangkok, is a suffragan. It covers the entire south of Thailand up to and including the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan on the Isthmus of Kra. The region was evangelized by the Don Bosco Salesians arrived here in 1930.

The diocese covers an area of ​​76,562 km ², 9.01538 million inhabitants, of which 6,682 Catholics. There are 20 parishes, 10 churches without a permanent pastor, priest 42 (8 diocesan priests, 32 religious priests, two Fidei donum ), 99 nuns, 10 major seminarians and 33 minor seminarians.

List of bishops

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