Roman Catholic Diocese of Myitkyina

Diocese of Myitkyina
Dioecesis Myitkyinaensis
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province Mandalay
Metropolitan Mandalay
Statistics
Area 67,627 km2 (26,111 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,545,454
72,930 (4.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5 January 1939 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Bhamo)
21 February 1961 (As Diocese of Myitkyina)
Cathedral St Columban’s Cathedral in Myitkyina
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francis Daw Tang
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Myitkyina (Lat: Dioecesis Myitkyinaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma.

Erected in 1939 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo, the prefecture was created from territory in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma.

In 1961, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mandalay.

The current bishop is Francis Daw Tang, appointed in 2004.

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Coordinates: 25°22′55″N 97°23′43″E / 25.3820°N 97.3953°E / 25.3820; 97.3953


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