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{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Thailand}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Diocese
| name              = Chanthaburi
| latin             = Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis
| local             = สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี
| image             = Chanthaburi Cathedral.JPG
| image_size        = 230px
| image_alt         = 
| caption           = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = {{flag|Thailand}}
| territory         = 
| province          = 
| metropolitan      = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok]]
| deaneries         = 
| headquarters      = 
| coordinates       = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2          = 34,000
| area_sqmi         = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_footnotes    = 
| population        = 4,445,881
| population_as_of  = 2006
| catholics         = 37,149
| catholics_percent = 0.8
| parishes          = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination      = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Latin Church]]
| rite              = [[Roman Rite]]
| established       = 
| dissolved         = 
| cathedral         = [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi]]
| cocathedral       = 
| patron            = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| patron_title      = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| priests           = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
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| pope              = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| bishop            = [[Philip Adisak Phorn-ngam]]
| bishop_title      = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| metro_archbishop  = [[Kriengsak Kovitvanit]]
| coadjutor         = 
| suffragans        = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one -->
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
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| episcopal_vicar   = 
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| archdeacons       = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| emeritus_bishops  = Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit <small>Bishop Emeritus (since 2009)</small>
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| map               = Thailand Diocese Chanthaburi.png
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}}
The ([[Roman Catholic]]) '''[[Diocese]] of [[Chanthaburi]]''' (''Dioecesis Chanthaburiensis'', Thai: สังฆมณฑลจันทบุรี) is located in eastern central [[Thailand]]. It is a suffragan diocese of the [[archdiocese of Bangkok]].

The diocese covers an area of 34,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, covering the [[provinces of Thailand|provinces]] - [[Chanthaburi Province|Chanthaburi]], [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]], [[Prachinburi Province|Prachinburi]], [[Rayong Province|Rayong]], [[Sa Kaeo Province|Sa Kaeo]] and [[Trat Province|Trat]], as well as the parts east of the [[Bang Pa Kong River]] in [[Chachoengsao Province|Chachoengsao]], and [[Nakhon Nayok Province|Nakhon Nayok]] except the district [[Amphoe Ban Na|Ban Na]].

As of 2009, of the 4.4 million citizens 38,918 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 42 parishes, having 112 priests altogether.

==History==
On May 11, 1944, the [[Vicariate Apostolic]] of Chantaburi was split off from the [[Archdiocese of Bangkok|Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok]]. On December 18, 1965, it was elevated to a diocese.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

==Cathedral==
{{main|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Chanthaburi}}
The ''Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception'' (Thai: อาสนวิหารพระนางมารีอาปฏิสนธินิรมล) {{coord|12|36|33.5|N|102|7|7|E|type:landmark_region:TH-22}} is the largest church of Thailand. A first missionary chapel was built at the site in 1711. After being enlarged and rebuilt four times  during the nineteenth century, especially due to the immigration of Vietnamese Christian fleeing religious persecution in the home country. In 1909 it was rebuilt in its current [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style. It is located at the Chanthanimit Road on the left bank of the [[Chanthaburi River]]. During [[World War II]] the spires were taken down to make the church a less obvious navigational aid to allied bombers; they have since been replaced.

==Bishops==

*[[Giacomo Luigi Cheng]]: May 11, 1944 – April 14, 1952<!--ยาโกเบ แจง เกิดสว่าง-->
*[[Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri]]: January 8, 1953 – April 3, 1970 (Resigned)<!--ฟรังซิส สงวน สุวรรณศรี-->
*[[Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit]]: July 3, 1971 – April 4, 2009<!--ลอเรนซ์ เทียนชัย สมานจิต-->
*[[Silvio Siripong Charatsri]]: April 4, 2009 – June 13, 2023, appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratchaburi|Bishop of Ratchaburi]]
*[[Philip Adisak Phorn-ngam]]: appointed November 11, 2024
Before the vicariate apostolic was elevated to a diocese, the bishops were assigned a [[titular see]].

==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in Thailand]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.chandiocese.org Website of the diocese]
*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchnt.html catholic-hierarchy.org] [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Reliable sources|{{sup|{{small|[''self-published'']}}}}]]

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