Catholic Church in Thailand

Also known as: Thailand (Deutsch), Tailandia (español), Thaïlande (français), Thailandia (Italiano, latine), Tajlandia (polski), Tailândia (Português), 泰國 (正體中文), タイ王国 (日本語), ราชอาณาจักรไทย (ไทย)

By Type (11)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (9)

By Rite

Roman Rite (11): Bangkok, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Surat Thani, Thare and Nonseng, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Thailand

Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

2019.11.20 – 2019.11.23: Apostolic Journey to Thailand
1984.05.10 – 1984.05.11: Apostolic Journey to Thailand

Geography

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Bangkok

Area: 510,890 km²

Population: 68,414,135

Former Name: Siam

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Myanmar , ↑ Laos , ↘ Cambodia , ↓ Malaysia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.3%, Christian 1%, other <0.1%, none <0.1%

Languages: Thai (official) 90.7%, Burmese 1.3%, other 8%

Ethnic Groups: Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <0.1%

Motto: Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat (Thai) (Nation, Religions, King)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 513,115 km²

Catholic Population: 410,000 Catholics (0.6% of 66,680,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 518 parishes, 541 mission stations (16 with resident priest, 525 without resident priest), 26 other centres

Clergy: 16 bishops (11 diocesan, 5 titular), 865 priests (569 diocesan, 296 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,539 religious (140 brothers, 1,399 sisters), 53 members of secular institutes (sisters), 314 major seminarians, 62 missionaries, 1,622 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists