Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakha

Coordinates: 22°38′23″N 93°36′24″E / 22.6397°N 93.6068°E / 22.6397; 93.6068
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Diocese of Hakha

Dioecesis Hakhanensis
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical provinceMandalay
MetropolitanMandalay
Statistics
Area27,516 km2 (10,624 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
485,247
31,624 (6.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 November 1992
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Hakha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLucius Hre Kung Bishop-elect
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Zingtung Grawng

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 27,516  km². It is subdivided into 31 parishes. 31,624 of the 485,247 people in the area belong to the Catholic Church, 76% of the population belong to the Protestant church.

List of bishops

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22°38′23″N 93°36′24″E / 22.6397°N 93.6068°E / 22.6397; 93.6068