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Saint-Dos (France), 12 March 1910 - Bétharram, 19 February 2015

When the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam was created in 1662 with territories taken from what was then the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin, it officially marked the establishment of the Catholic Church in what is Thailand today.

On Monday 20 May, the Card. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the Maepon community on the occasion of the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam.

10 October - The Betharramite community of Chomtong organized an event to celebrate the encyclical “Laudato si’ ”.

On December 1st, the World AIDS Day, the Association “IL MOSAICO”, that has been caring for AIDS patients for twenty years through different humanitarian initiatives at various levels, organised a meeting in the Church Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Rome, in order to make people more and more aware of this particular issue.

The community at mangalore celebrated the feast of St.Miriam.

Sunday, June 28 - Fr John Chokdi Damronganurak SCJ organized the celebration in honour of the Saints Peter and Paul, being Saint Paul the Patron Saint of the Huay Tong Parish.

On December 8, the Region “Fr Auguste Etchecopar” celebrated the golden jubilee of priestly ordination of Fr Francisco Daleoso SCJ.

On May 9 and 10, the religious of the Vicariate of Thailand and Vietnam celebrated our Founder, Saint Michael Garicoits: gathered for the Vicariate assembly, they participated in the celebration of the final profession of F. Nicholas Surasak scj and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Fr. Michael Tidkham Jailertrit scj.

The three Betharramite communities present in the Diocese of Bouar (Central African Republic) shared a great joy with the whole community of the diocese: after two years of waiting, the diocese of Bouar has a new Bishop.