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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chiang Mai
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. History The history of the diocese dates back to the time when Siam granted its people the freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bangkok
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangkok ( la, Archidiœcesis Bangkokensis, th, อัครสังฆมณฑลกรุงเทพฯ) is a Latin archdiocese in Thailand. The bishop's seat is the is the Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok. History It dates back to 1662, when the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam was created Catholic Hierarchy: "Archdiocese of Bangkok" retrieved November 8, 2015 on territory split off from the (in Vietnam). It was renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Siam (Siam Orientale) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping River
The Ping River ( th, แม่น้ำปิง, , ), along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of Lamphun, Tak, and Kamphaeng Phet. At the confluence with the Nan River at Nakhon Sawan (also named ''Paknam Pho'' in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River. Tributaries *Khlung River (2) * Suan Mak River (Joins the Ping at ) *Wang Chao River (Joins the Ping at ) * Pra Dang River (Joins the Ping at ) *Raka River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution) *Wang River (Joins the Ping at in the town of Tak) **Tributaries include Mo, Tui, Chang & Soi Rivers * Tak River (Joins the Ping at ) *Ko River (Joins the Ping at ) *Tun River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verifiability
Verify or verification may refer to: General * Verification and validation, in engineering or quality management systems, is the act of reviewing, inspecting or testing, in order to establish and document that a product, service or system meets regulatory or technical standards ** Verification (spaceflight), in the space systems engineering area, covers the processes of qualification and acceptance * Verification theory, philosophical theory relating the meaning of a statement to how it is verified * Third-party verification, use of an independent organization to verify the identity of a customer * Authentication, confirming the truth of an attribute claimed by an entity, such as an identity * Forecast verification, verifying prognostic output from a numerical model * Verifiability (science), a scientific principle * Verification (audit), an auditing process Computing * Punched card verification, a data entry step performed after keypunching on a separate, keyboard-equipped ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Thailand
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Dali
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali ( la, Talian(us), ) is a diocese located in the city of Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Kunming in China. In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Dali. He served until his death in 2012. History * November 22, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Dali 大理 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府 * December 13, 1931: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Dali 大理 *1938: The Cathedral was built by French missionaries. * December 9, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Dali 大理 *1984: The Cathedral was rebuilt after suffering damage during the Cultural Revolution. Architecture The Cathedral heavily incorporates elements of traditional Chinese architecture. It has a large crucifix on the exterior to identify itself as a church. The Cathedral's exterior and interior design provides visual associations with Daoist and Buddhist buildings found throughout China. Lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Bernard Lacoste
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius. Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to: People Given name * Lucien of Beauvais, Christian saint *Lucien, a band member of Delta-S *Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon *Lucien Bouchard, French-Canadian politician * Lucien Bourjeily, Lebanese writer and director *Lucien Carr, member of the original New York City circle of the Beat Generation *Lucien Dahdah, Lebanese politician *Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council *Lucien Ginsburg, birth name of Serge Gainsbourg * Lucien Greaves, social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple *Lucien Jack, the real name of British singer Jack Lucien *Lucien Lagrange, a French-born, Chicago-based architect *Lucien Laurin, race horse trainer of Secretariat *Lucien Littlefield, an American actor in the silent film era (who later also appeared on te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Surasarang
Joseph Sangval Surasarang (25 August 1935 – 10 February 2022) was a Thai Roman Catholic prelate. Surasarang was born in Thailand and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Mai 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 Arpondrat ..., Thailand, from 1987 until his resignation in 2009. He died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 84. References 1935 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Thailand 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Thailand {{Thailand-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Era
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand as well as in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions. While the calendars share a common lineage, they also have minor but important variations such as intercalation schedules, month names and numbering, use of cycles, etc. In Thailand, the name Buddhist Era is a year numbering system shared by the traditional Thai lunar calendar and by the Thai solar calendar. The Southeast Asian lunisolar calendars are largely based on an older version of the Hindu calendar, which uses the sidereal year as the solar year. One major difference is that the Southeast Asian systems, unlike their Indian cousins, do not use apparent reckoning to stay in sync with the sidereal year. Instead, they employ their versions of the Metonic cycle. However, since the Metonic cycle is not very accurate for sidereal years, the South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cathedrals
This is a list of cathedrals by country, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations commonly referred to as "cathedral", usually having formerly acquired that status. As of December 2018, the Catholic Church had 3,391 cathedral-''level'' churches; Cathedral (3,037), Co-cathedral (312), and Pro-cathedral (42) status around the world, predominantly in countries with a significant Roman Catholic population: Italy (368), Brazil (287), United States (215), India (183), France (110), Mexico (100), Spain (88), Philippines (88), Colombia (86), Canada (79) and Argentina (72). Africa * List of cathedrals in Algeria *List of cathedrals in Angola * List of cathedrals in Benin * List of cathedrals in Botswana * List of cathedrals in Burkina Faso * List of cathedrals in Burundi * List of cathedrals in Cameroon *List of cathedrals in the Central Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chiang Rai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiang Rai (''Dioecesis Chiangraiensis'') is in northern Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangkok. The diocese covers an area of 37,839 km2, covering four provinces: Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae and Ngao District of the Lampang Province. The diocese is divided into 16 parishes, having 47 priests altogether. , of the 2.684 million citizens in the area, 18,062 are members of the Catholic Church. History The diocese was erected on 25 April 2018, when it was split off from the Diocese of Chiang Mai. Cathedral The Nativity of Our Lady Cathedral in Chiang Rai. Bishops * Joseph Vuthilert Haelom: appointed 25 April 2018 References External linksProfile at Catholic Hierarchy Chiang Mai Chiang Mai Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
