Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai

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Diocese of Chiang Mai Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country	Thailand
Metropolitan	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok
Statistics
Area	48,013 km2 (18,538 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2018) 3,025,649 50,913 (1.7%)
Parishes	31
Congregations	32
Schools	9
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Chiang Mai
Secular priests	47
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Kriengsak Kovitvanit
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai (Dioecesis Chiangmaiensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลเชียงใหม่) in northern Thailand is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok. Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana was appointed leader of the Diocese of Chiang Mai.

The Chiang Mai Diocese is composed of four provinces in the northern region of Thailand: Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Lamphun, and Lampang (except Ngao District). The diocese covers a land area of 48,013 square kilometers with a total population of 5,709,443. As of 2014, there are 68,975 Catholics with 15,080 Catechumens. There are 47 parishes with 519 minor churches or village chapels, eight schools run by religious institutes, seven diocesan schools and 760 Catholic villages. There are 94 priests, 16 religious brothers, 158 religious sisters and 819 lay catechists who work in the diocese.^{[citation needed]}