ASIA/THAILANDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok

Saturday, 11 January 2025

THAILAND

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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, until now bishop of Chiang Mai and apostolic administrator of Bangkok, as metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand. (Agenzia Fides, 11/1/2025)