Diocese of Nakhon Sawan
Diocese of Nakhon Sawan Dioecesis Nakhonsauanensis สังฆมณฑลนครสวรรค์ | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bangkok |
| Metropolitan | Bangkok |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 93,547 km2 (36,119 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St Anne's Cathedral in Nakhon Sawan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Paul Tawat Singsa |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Kriengsak Kovitvanit |
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The Diocese of Nakhon Sawan (Dioecesis Nakhonsauanensis, Thai: สังฆมณฑลนครสวรรค์) in central Thailand is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
The diocese covers an area of 93,547 km2, covering 13 provinces - Chainat, Kamphaeng Phet, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Saraburi, Sukhothai, Tak, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit.
As of 2001, of the 8.2 million citizens, 9,237 are Catholics. It is divided into 28 parishes, having 27 priests altogether.