Diocese of

Chanthaburi

Thailand Thailand

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Chanthaburi / 庄他武里 (正體中文) / สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี (ไทย) / Chanthaburi (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bangkok

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.11.11 – ...):Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Chanthaburi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)Bishop Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam (71)
(2024.11.11 – ...)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand)

Born:1954.11.19 (Hua Phai, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1986.09.13
Consecrated Bishop:2025.02.08

Priest of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (1986.09.13 – 2024.11.11)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (2024.11.11 – ...)

Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri (66)Bishop Silvio Siripong Charatsri (66)
(2009.04.04 – 2023.06.13)

Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand)

Pax et caritas

Born:1959.12.10 (Ban Nok Kwaek, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1987.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:2009.07.04

Priest of Ratchaburi (Thailand) (1987.05.19 – 2009.04.04)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (2009.04.04 – 2023.06.13)

Bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand) (2023.06.13 – ...)

Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit (94)Bishop Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit (94)
(1971.07.03 – 2009.04.04)

Bishop emeritus of Chanthaburi (Thailand)

Vox clara

Born:1931.11.28 (Huaphai, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1959.01.29
Consecrated Bishop:1971.10.03

Priest of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (1959.01.29 – 1971.07.03)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (1971.07.03 – 2009.04.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Ratchaburi (Thailand) (2003.06.20 – 2005.03.18)

Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri
(1969.07.02 – 1970.04.03)

Born:1909.12.01 (Saowapha, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1936.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:1953.04.22
Died:1983.07.24 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Œnoanda (1953.01.08 – 1965.12.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Chantaburi (Thailand) (1953.01.08 – 1965.12.18)

Bishop of Chantaburi (Thailand) (1965.12.18 – 1969.07.02)

Bishop of Chanthaburi (Thailand) (1969.07.02 – 1970.04.03)

Titular Bishop of Urci (1970.04.03 – 1970.12.22)

Bishops of Chantaburi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri
(1965.12.18 – 1969.07.02)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Chantaburi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri
(1953.01.08 – 1965.12.18)

(see above)

Bishop Giacomo Luigi Cheng
(1944.05.11 – 1952.04.14)

Born:1881.10.21 (Petriu, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1910.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:1945.02.11
Died:1952.04.14 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Barcusus (1944.05.11 – 1952.04.14)

Vicar Apostolic of Chantaburi (Thailand) (1944.05.11 – 1952.04.14)

Special Churches

Bangkok (↖), Nakhon Sawan (↖), Nakhon Ratchasima (↑), Bătdâmbâng (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 34,000 km²

Population: 55,851 Catholics (1.1% of 5,165,783 total)

Pastoral Centres: 41 parishes, 11 missions

Personnel: 100 priests (80 diocesan, 20 religious), 280 religious (142 brothers, 138 sisters), 7 seminarians

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Last updated on 2026.02.10

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