Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mandalay

Archdiocese of Mandalay is located in the central part of Myanmar. It covers about 212,407 square kilometres (82,011 sq mi) and comprises the southern part of Sagaing Region, almost the whole Mandalay Region and the eastern part of Magwe Region. The archdiocese has the suffragan dioceses of Myitkyina, Banmaw, Lashio and Hakha.[1] Most of the Myanmar people are Buddhist. A few are Muslims and Hindus. Ethnic groups in the city include Myanmar, Kayin, Karen, Tamil and Chinese. The language used in the diocesan territory is Myanmar.

Archdiocese of Mandalay

Archidioecesis Mandalayensis
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Mandalay
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical provinceMandalay
Statistics
Area212,407 km2 (82,011 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
15,000,000
23,617 (0.2%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • 27 November 1866
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Central Burma
  • 19 July 1870
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma
  • 5 January 1939
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay
  • 1 January 1955
  • Archdiocese of Mandalay
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral in Mandalay
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMarco Tin Win
SuffragansDiocese of Banmaw
Diocese of Hakha
Diocese of Kalay
Diocese of Lashio
Diocese of Myitkyina
Bishops emeritusNicholas Mang Thang
Website
mandalayarchdiocese.com

Ordinaries

Marco Tin Win was installed as archbishop on 23 June 2019.[2]

  • Bourdon (1872–1887)
  • Simon (1888–1893)
  • Usse (1893–1902)
  • Cardos (1902–1906)
  • Foulquier (1906–1930)
  • Joseph U Win (1955–1965)
  • Aloysius U Ba Khin (1965–1978)
  • Alphonse U Than Aung (1978–2002)
  • Paul Zingtung Grawng (2003–2014)
  • Nicholas Mang Thang (2014–2019)[2]
  • Marco Tin Win (2019–present)

Statistics

As of 2004, Mandalay diocese had 22,511 Catholics in 30 parishes, representing 00.2% of the 15 million people in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe Regions.

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Mandalay". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. "Pope appoints new Archbishop in Mandalay, Myanmar - Vatican News". 25 April 2019.
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