Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taunggyi
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taunggyi
Infobox Diocese
country = Myanmar
name = Taunggyi
jurisdiction = Archdiocese
latin = Archidioecesis Taunggyiensis
local =
metropolitan =
bishop = Matthias U Shwe
auxiliary_bishops = Basilio Athai
cathedral =
rite = Latin
area = 26,850
population = 1.5 million
population_as_of = 2004
catholics = 7,350
catholics_percent = 0.5
The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Taunggyi (Latin: "Archidioecesis Taunggyiensis") is located in the Shan State of Myanmar. The dioceses of Kentung, Loikaw, Pekhon and Taungngu are suffragans of the archdiocese. The cathedral of the archdiocese is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Taunggyi.
The diocese of Taunggyi on March 21 1961 by splitting from the diocese of Taungngu and was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yangon. When the diocese was elevated to become an archdiocese and metropolitan see on January 17 1998, Kentung (from Mandalay) and Loikaw and Taungngu (from Yangon) were assigned to the new ecclesiastical province. The diocese Pekhon was created on December 15 2005 by splitting of the southern part of the archdiocese.
After the split the archdiocese has 7,350 catholics out of a total population of 1.5 million. It is subdivided into 12 parishes, and has a total number of 25 priests. It covers an area of 26,850 km².
Bishops
*Matthias U Shwe, since December 18 1989, previously was auxiliary bishop since December 20 1979
*John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E., March 21 1961 - December 18 1989 (retired)
*Peter Hla, auxiliary bishop from March 13 2001 till December 15 2005 (became bishop of Pekhon)
*Basilio Athai, auxiliary bishop since July 1 2008
External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtaun.html Catholic-hierachy.org]
* [http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/myanmar_taunggyi.htm Notes on creation of the episcopal province of Taunggyi]
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