Suffragan diocese Hpa-an, Myanmar
Diocese of Hpa-an
Hpaanen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.