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Vicariate Apostolic of Laos

Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng
Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis
อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง
Location
Country Thailand
Ecclesiastical province Thare and Nonseng
Statistics
Area 25,477 km2 (9,837 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
3,171,478
44,078 (1.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel in Tha Rae
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of St Anne in Nakhon Phanom
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram
Map
Location of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng
Location of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng (Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis, Thai: อัครสังฆมณฑลท่าแร่-หนองแสง; rtgsAkkhara Sangkha Monthon Tharae-Nongsaeng) is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is based in Tha Rae, a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the Mueang Sakon Nakhon district.

The diocese covers an area of 25,477 km², covering four provinces of Thailand - Kalasin, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom and 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 archdiosese:

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 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.


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