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Suffragan diocese Hpa-an, Myanmar

Diocese of Hpa-an

Hpaanen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Kayin State, Myanmar, erected on 24 January 2009 from the Archdiocese of Yangon, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Hpa-an.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Hpa-an, in Hpa-an, Myanmar.

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Established
2009
Catholics
8,771
Priests
24
Territory
30,164 km²

Parishes and churches

1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Stanislaus Min Ko
Born
1 February 1973
Birthplace
Okpo Township

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Hpa-an stands in Hpa-an, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

In Hpa-An, Kayin State, the Catholic Church maintains the Diocese of Hpa-an (Lat: Diocesis Hpaanensis), a Latin Catholic diocese erected on January 24, 2009 out of the Archdiocese of Yangon. Its current bishop is Stanislaus Min Ko, who on 26 March 2026 succeeded Justin Saw Min Thide, the diocese's first bishop.