Archdiocese of Mandalay is located in the central part of Myanmar. It covers about 212,407 square kilometres (82,011 sq mi) and comprises the southern part of Sagaing Region, almost the whole Mandalay Region and the eastern part of Magwe Region. The archdiocese has the suffragan dioceses of Myitkyina, Banmaw, Lashio and Hakha.[1] Most of the Myanmar people are Buddhist. A few are Muslims and Hindus. Ethnic groups in the city include Myanmar, Kayin, Karen, Tamil and Chinese. The language used in the diocesan territory is Myanmar.
Archdiocese of Mandalay Archidioecesis Mandalayensis | |
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 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Mandalay | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mandalay |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 212,407 km2 (82,011 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 15,000,000 23,617 (0.2%) |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral in Mandalay |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Marco Tin Win |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Banmaw Diocese of Hakha Diocese of Kalay Diocese of Lashio Diocese of Myitkyina |
| Bishops emeritus | Nicholas Mang Thang |
| Website | |
| mandalayarchdiocese.com | |
Ordinaries edit
Marco Tin Win was installed as archbishop on 23 June 2019.[2]
- Bourdon (1872–1887)
- Simon (1888–1893)
- Usse (1893–1902)
- Cardos (1902–1906)
- Foulquier (1906–1930)
- Joseph U Win (1955–1965)
- Aloysius U Ba Khin (1965–1978)
- Alphonse U Than Aung (1978–2002)
- Paul Zingtung Grawng (2003–2014)
- Nicholas Mang Thang (2014–2019)[2]
- Marco Tin Win (2019–present)
Statistics edit
As of 2004, Mandalay diocese had 22,511 Catholics in 30 parishes, representing 00.2% of the 15 million people in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe Regions.
References edit
- ^ "Archdiocese of Mandalay". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ a b "Pope appoints new Archbishop in Mandalay, Myanmar - Vatican News". 25 April 2019.