Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ratchaburi
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Ratchaburi (Dioecesis Ratchaburensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลราชบุรี) is located in western central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 31,362 km², covering four of the western provinces of Thailand - Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Kanchanaburi and Samut Songkhram. As of 2001, of the 2.2 million citizen 15,246 are member of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 17 parishes, having 71 priests altogether.
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