House of Al Thani 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 in Qatar was in the southern town of Sikak, and from there they moved north-west to Zubarah and Al Ruwais.
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