Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng
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The Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng (Archidioecesis Tharensis et Nonsengensis) 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 seat of the vicariate was at Ban Nonseng, Nakhon Phanom Province
. In 1938 the northern part was split off and formed the Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang. After the independence of Laos in 1949 the vicariate was split - on December 21 1950 the Laotian part became the Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, while the Thai part became the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare. In 1960 it was renamed to Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, and became elevated to a diocese on December 18, 1965.
, at the northern shore of the Nong Han Lake, 17°15′15"N 104°11′3"E.
, but was also a titular bishop
.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is based in Tha Rae, a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the Mueang Sakon Nakhon district
Amphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon
Mueang Sakon Nakhon is the capital district of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.To the northeast of the district...
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The diocese covers an area of 25,477 km², covering four provinces of Thailand
Provinces of Thailand
Thailand is divided into 76 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 77th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 76 provinces. The name of the provinces are...
- Kalasin
Kalasin Province
Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-Geography:...
, Mukdahan
Mukdahan Province
Mukdahan is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom. To the east it borders the Mekong River, across which lies Savannakhet Province of Laos.-Geography:The province is located in the...
, Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
and Sakon Nakhon
Sakon Nakhon Province
Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...
. 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:
- Nakhon RatchasimaDiocese of Nakhon RatchasimaThe Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
- Ubon RatchathaniDiocese of Ubon RatchathaniThe Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
- Udon ThaniDiocese of Udon ThaniThe Diocese of Udon Thani is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
History
The archdiocese dates back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Laos, which was established on May 4, 1899, responsible for all of northeast Thailand and the modern-day LaosLaos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
. The seat of the vicariate was at Ban Nonseng, Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
. In 1938 the northern part was split off and formed the Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang. After the independence of Laos in 1949 the vicariate was split - on December 21 1950 the Laotian part became the Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, while the Thai part became the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare. In 1960 it was renamed to Vicariate Apostolic of Thare and Nonseng, and became elevated to a diocese on December 18, 1965.
Cathedral
The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral is located in Ban Tha Rae, Tha Rae subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon districtAmphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon
Mueang Sakon Nakhon is the capital district of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.To the northeast of the district...
, at the northern shore of the Nong Han Lake, 17°15′15"N 104°11′3"E.
Bishops
Before Thare and Nonseng became a diocese, the administrator had the title vicarVicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
, but was also a titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
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- Louis Chamniern SantisukniramLouis Chamniern SantisukniramLouis Chamniern Santisukniram is the Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand.Louis Chamniern Santisukniram was ordained as priest on May 17, 1970, and was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Nakhon Sawan on November 5, 1998...
: appointed July 1 2005 - Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-OnLawrence Khai Saen-Phon-OnLawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On was archbishop of Thare and Nonseng in northeast Thailand from 1980 till his retirement in 2004.Born in Ban Thung-Mon, Mueang Sakon Nakhon district, he became priest in Thare on January 16, 1957. He was appointed as archbishop of Thare and Nonseng on March 6, 1980, and...
: March 6 1980 - May 14 2004 - Michel Kien Samophithak: 1959 - March 6 1980
- Bf. Michael On Prakhongchit, 1953-1959
- Claudius Philippe Bayet, M.E.P.: April 10 1947 - May 7 1953
- Henri-Albert Thomine, M.E.P.: July 29 1944 - March 21 1945
- Ange-Marie Joseph Gouin, M.E.P.: April 26 1922 - July 1 1943
- Constant-Jean Prodhomme, M.E.P.: June 2 1913 - August 20 1920
- Marie-Joseph Cuaz, M.E.P.: June 22 1899 - 1912