Diocese of Mawlamyine
Latin Catholic diocese in Myanmar
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The Diocese of Mawlamyine (Lat: Diocesis Maulamyinensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Burma.
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_11.jpg) Holy Family Cathedral in the Diocese of Mawlamyine. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Yangon |
| Metropolitan | Yangon |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 51,780 km2 (19,990 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 March 1993 |
| Cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral in Mawlamyine |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Maurice Nyun Wai |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Maung Bo |
The diocese was erected in 1993, from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Yangon.
Ordinaries
- Raymond Saw Po Ray (22 March 1993 – 31 May 2023)[1]
- Maurice Nyun Wai (31 May 2023[1] – present)
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