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Archdiocese Of BangkokThe (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand dates back to 1662, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Siam of created. It was renamed Vicariate Apostolic of Siam Orientale in 1841 and Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok in 1924. Since December 18 1965 it is an Archdiocese. The archdiocese covers an area of 18,831 km², and as of 2002 it is responsible for 81,646 catholic christians, 0.7% of the about 12 million living in the area. It covers the provinces Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Suphanburi. Also the part west of the Bang Pa Kong river of Chachoengsao and Amphoe Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok belong to the diocese. 5 dioceses are suffragans of the archdiosese: Bishops External links
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