Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima
Diocese of Nakhon Rathasima Dioecesis Nakhonratchasimaensis สังฆมณฑลนครราชสีมา | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Ecclesiastical province | Thare and Nonseng |
| Metropolitan | Thare and Nonseng |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41,148 km2 (15,887 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Chusak Sirisut |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Weradet Chaiseri |
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The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima (Dioecesis Nakhonratchasimaensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลนครราชสีมา) is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng.
The diocese covers an area of 41,148 km², covering 3 provinces of Thailand - Buriram, Chaiyaphum and Nakhon Ratchasima; as of 2023, of the 5.2 million citizens of the three provinces, 5,721 were members of the Catholic Church. It is divided into 28 parishes, having 27 priests altogether.