Diocese of Chiang Rai


The Diocese of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 37,839 km2, covering four provinces: Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae and Ngao District of the Lampang Province. The diocese is divided into 16 parishes, having 47 priests altogether.
, of the 2.684 million citizens in the area, 18,062 are members of the Catholic Church.

History

The diocese was erected on 25 April 2018, when it was split off from the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai|Diocese of Chiang Mai].

Cathedral

The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Chiang Rai.

Bishops