House of Al Thani remains in place. List of Hakims and Emirs: Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani (ca. 1825–1913) Founder of modern Qatar House of Al Thani The House of Thani () is the ruling family of Qatar, whose origins can be traced back to Al-Maadeed of the Banu Tamim tribal confederation. The Al Thanis can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar, who settled at Gebrin oasis in southern Najd (present-day Saudi Arabia) before he moved to Qatar. Around the 17th century, the tribe lived in Ushayqir, a settlement north-east of Riyadh. They settled in Qatar around the 1740s. Their first settlement
Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani 0.1% are members of the Catholic Church. The diocese is divided into 39 parishes, which are grouped by four regions. The "St. Raphael Cathedral" (Thai: อาสนวิหารอัครเทวดาราฟาแอล) is in the town of Surat Thani at . The church was built in 1962, and became a cathedral when the diocese was established in 1969. Roman Catholic Diocese of Surat Thani The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Surat Thani ("Dioecesis Suratthanensis", ) in southern Thailand was founded in 1969, when it was split off from the Diocese of Ratchaburi by the papal bull "Qui Regno Christi". It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese