Catholic Church in Thailand 🇹🇭

Also known as: Thailand (Deutsch), Tailandia (español), Thaïlande (français), Thailandia (Italiano, latine), Tajlandia (polski), Tailândia (Português), 泰國 (正體中文), タイ王国 (日本語), ราชอาณาจักรไทย (ไทย)

By Type (11)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (2)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (9)

By Rite

Roman Rite (11): Bangkok, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Surat Thani, Tharé–Nonseng, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Thailand

Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

2019.11.20 – 2019.11.23: Apostolic Journey to Thailand
1984.05.10 – 1984.05.11: Apostolic Journey to Thailand

Geography

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Bangkok

Area: 510,890 km²

Population: 68,414,135

Former Name: Siam

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Myanmar , ↑ Laos , ↘ Cambodia , ↓ Malaysia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.3%, Christian 1%, other <0.1%, none <0.1%

Languages: Thai (official) 90.7%, Burmese 1.3%, other 8%

Ethnic Groups: Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <0.1%

Motto: Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat (Thai) (Nation, Religions, King)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Area: 513,115 km²

Catholic Population: 421,000 Catholics (0.6% of 66,921,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 515 parishes, 574 mission stations (16 with resident priest, 558 without resident priest), 30 other centres

Clergy: 16 bishops (10 diocesan, 6 titular), 861 priests (559 diocesan, 302 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,528 religious (126 brothers, 1,402 sisters), 54 members of secular institutes (sisters), 330 major seminarians, 28 missionaries, 1,338 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists