Suffragan diocese Loikaw, Myanmar
Diocese of Loikaw
Loikaven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese covering Kayah State, Myanmar, erected on 14 November 1988 from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw.
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- Established
- 1988
- Catholics
- 62,083
- Priests
- 102
- Territory
- 11,670 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
- Celso Ba Shwe
- Born
- 22 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Momblo
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The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral, Loikaw stands in Loikaw, 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
Erected in 1988 from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, the Diocese of Loikaw (Lat: Diocesis Loikavensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Burma and remains a suffragan of that parent see.