Roman Catholic Diocese of Hpa-an
Appearance
Diocese of Hpa-an Dioecesis Hpaanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Ecclesiastical province | Yangon |
Metropolitan | Yangon |
Statistics | |
Area | 30,164 km2 (11,646 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,196,000 8,771 (0.7%) |
Parishes | 12 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 24 January 2009 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Hpa-An |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Justin Saw Min Thide |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Maung Bo |
The St. Francis Roman Catholic Church (Lat: Diocesis Hpaanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hpa-An, Kayin State. The diocese was erected on January 24, 2009 from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon. The current bishop of the diocese is Justin Saw Min Thide.