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Diocese of Pathein Dioecesis Patheinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Ecclesiastical province | Yangon |
Metropolitan | Yangon |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,328 km2 (9,779 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,992,080 71,908 (1.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 January 1955 (As Diocese of Bassein) 8 October 1991 (As Diocese of Pathein) |
Cathedral | St Peter’s Cathedral in Pathein |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Henry Eikhlein |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Maung Bo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: Diocesis Patheinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. It is headquartered in the city of Pathein.
The diocese was erected as the diocese of Bassein in 1955, from the vicariate apostolic of Rangoon, which eventually became the Archdiocese of Yangon. In 1991, the name of the diocese was changed to the diocese of Pathein. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yangon. [1]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (October 2017) |
Diocese of Pathein Dioecesis Patheinensis | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Ecclesiastical province | Yangon |
Metropolitan | Yangon |
Statistics | |
Area | 25,328 km2 (9,779 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,992,080 71,908 (1.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 January 1955 (As Diocese of Bassein) 8 October 1991 (As Diocese of Pathein) |
Cathedral | St Peter’s Cathedral in Pathein |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Henry Eikhlein |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Maung Bo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: Diocesis Patheinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. It is headquartered in the city of Pathein.
The diocese was erected as the diocese of Bassein in 1955, from the vicariate apostolic of Rangoon, which eventually became the Archdiocese of Yangon. In 1991, the name of the diocese was changed to the diocese of Pathein. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yangon. [1]