- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakha
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Diocese of Hakha
Dioecesis HakhanensisLocation Country Myanmar Metropolitan Mandalay Statistics Area 32,280 km2 (12,460 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
1 million
76,867 (7.6%)Information Rite Latin Current leadership Bishop Nicholas Mang Thang The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Hakha (Latin: Dioecesis Hakhanensis, Burmese: ဟားခါးကက်သလစ်ခရစ်ယာန်ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်ပိုင်သောနယ်) is located in the Chin State and the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Mandalay.
The diocese was created on November 21, 1992 by splitting off the territory from the archdiocese of Mandalay.
The diocese covers an area of 32,280 km². It is subdivided into 28 parishes. 76,867 of the 1 million people in the area belong to the Catholic Church, 76% of the population belong to the Protestant church.
List of bishops
- Nicholas Mang Thang, since 1992
- Felix Lian Khen Thang, auxiliary bishop since March 3, 2006
External links
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