IX told the pope he observed how Christianity had grown in the kingdom and recognized how the relationship between Thailand and the Vatican first began hundreds of years earlier during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. On 22 October 1989, the Martyrs of Thailand were beatified. The catechist Philip Siphong Onphitak and six companions had been killed in 1940 as suspected French spies at a time when Thailand was at war with the French. 21st century In 2003, there were 278,000 Catholics in Thailand, which constituted 0.44% of the total population at the time. Some members of the Catholic religious orders in Thailand (Religious of the Good Shepherd, Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres) take an active part in fight against human trafficking. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited the Vatican on 13 September 2013 where she met Pope Francis. Her visit was the first to the Holy See by a Thai governmental leader in over 50 years. At this meeting Yingluck formally invited Pope Francis to visit Thailand, although no dates were discussed at the time. Pope Francis visited Thailand from 19–23 November 2019 as part of an Asian tour, the first such papal visit since that of Pope John Paul II in 1984. The papal visit marks the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam, which brought Catholicism to Thailand in 1669, as well as the 50th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Thailand and the Vatican. While in Thailand he had audiences with the prime minister, King Vajiralongkorn, and the supreme Buddhist patriarch, as well as celebrating masses at the National Stadium and Assumption Cathedral. Administration The church in Thailand is administered by 11 dioceses, including two archdioceses. Bangkok (Archdiocese) Chanthaburi Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Nakhon Sawan Ratchaburi Surat Thani Thare and Nonseng (Archdiocese, based in Sakon Nakhon) Nakhon Ratchasima Ubon Ratchathani Udon Thani Congregations Congregations in Thailand include: Brothers of St. Gabriel (Gabrielite Brothers) Capuchin Poor Clares (Capuchin Sisters) Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick (Camillians) Congregation of the Holy Infant Jesus (Sisters of the Infant Jesus) Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (Stigmatines) Franciscans Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) Les Filles de la Croix / Daughters of the Cross Marist Brothers of the Schools (Marist Brothers) Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates of Mary