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{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Thailand}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Archdiocese
| name              = Thare and Nonseng
| latin             = Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis
| local             = {{lang|th|อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง}}
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| country           = {{flag|Thailand}}
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| province          = Thare and Nonseng
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| area_km2          = 25,477
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| population        = 3,171,478
| population_as_of  = 2010
| catholics         = 44,078
| catholics_percent = 1.4
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| denomination      = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Latin Church]]
| rite              = [[Roman Rite]]
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| cathedral         = Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel in [[Mueang Sakon Nakhon District|Tha Rae]]
| cocathedral       = Co-Cathedral of St Anne in [[Nakhon Phanom]]
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| bishop            = [[Anthony Weradet Chaiseri]]
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| map_caption       = Location of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng
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| website           = {{Official website|http://www.genesis.in.th/|genesis.in.th}}
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The ([[Roman Catholic]]) '''[[Archdiocese]] of Thare and Nonseng''' (''Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis''; {{langx|th|อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง}}, {{RTGS|''Akkhrasangkhamonthon Tha Rae-Nong Saeng''}}) is located in the north-east of [[Thailand]]. It is based in [[Tha Rae]], a subdistrict municipality (''[[thesaban tambon]]'') in the [[Amphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon|Mueang Sakon Nakhon district]].

==Area==
The diocese covers an area of 25,477&nbsp;km², covering four [[provinces of Thailand]] - [[Kalasin Province|Kalasin]], [[Mukdahan Province|Mukdahan]], [[Nakhon Phanom Province|Nakhon Phanom]] and [[Sakon Nakhon Province|Sakon Nakhon]]. As of 2001, of the 3.1 million citizen 49,489 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 30 parishes, having 51 priests altogether. By December 31, 2006, the archdiocese had 51,275 Catholics, 1.61 percent of the territory's population.

3 dioceses are suffragans of the archdiocese:
* [[Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima|Nakhon Ratchasima]]
* [[Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani|Ubon Ratchathani]]
* [[Diocese of Udon Thani|Udon Thani]]

==History==
The archdiocese traces its origin back to the [[Vicariate Apostolic of Laos]], which was established on May 4, 1899, responsible for all of what is now [[Isaan|northeast Thailand]] and modern-day [[Laos]]. The seat of the vicariate was at Ban Nonseng, [[Nakhon Phanom Province]]. In 1938 the northern part was split off to create the [[Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang]]. After the independence of Laos in 1949 the vicariate was divided: on December 21, 1950, the Laotian part was split off to create the [[Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek]], while the Thai part became the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare. In 1960 it was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, and was promoted as the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng on December 18, 1965.

==Cathedral==
The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral is located in Ban Tha Rae, Tha Rae subdistrict, [[Amphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon|Mueang Sakon Nakhon district]], at the northern shore of the [[Nong Han Lake]], {{coord|17|15|15|N|104|11|3|E|type:landmark_region:TH}}.

==Bishops==
Before Thare and Nonseng became a diocese, the administrator had the title [[vicar]], but was also a [[titular bishop]].  The ordinary was raised to Archbishop on 18 December 1965.
*[[Marie-Joseph Cuaz]], M.E.P.: June 22, 1899 - 1912
*[[Constant-Jean Prodhomme]], M.E.P.: June 2, 1913 - August 20, 1920
*[[Ange-Marie Joseph Gouin]], M.E.P.: April 26, 1922 - July 1, 1943
*[[Henri-Albert Thomine]], M.E.P.: July 29, 1944 - March 21, 1945
*[[Claudius Philippe Bayet]], [[Missions Etrangères de Paris|M.E.P.]]: April 10, 1947 - May 7, 1953
*[[Michael Mongkhol On Prakhongchit]], May 7, 1953 - January 23, 1958
*[[Michel Kien Samophithak]]: February 12, 1959 - March 6, 1980
*[[Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On]]: March 6, 1980 - May 14, 2004
*[[Louis Chamniern Santisukniram]]: July 1, 2005 - May 13, 2020
*[[Anthony Weradet Chaiseri]]: May 13, 2020 - present

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dthno.html catholic-hierarchy]

==External links==
*[http://www.genesis.in.th Homepage of the diocese]
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dthno.html catholic-hierarchy.org]
*{{CathEncy|wstitle=Laos}}

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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Thailand|Thare and Nonseng]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1899|Thare]]
[[Category:Kalasin province]]
[[Category:Mukdahan province]]
[[Category:Nakhon Phanom province]]
[[Category:Sakon Nakhon province]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in Siam]]