Diocese of Yangon

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The Archdiocese of Yangon is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Myanmar, established as an apostolic vicariate in 1866 and elevated to an archdiocese on 1 January 1955. It is led by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo and oversees the suffragan dioceses of Hpa-an, Mawlamyine, Pathein, and Pyay.

Archbishop
Charles Maung Bo
Latin name
Yangonen(sis)
Erected
8 October 1991 (origins 1866)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary's Cathedral)
Patron
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Yangon
Catholics
76,283
Chancery
Archbishop’s House, 289 Theinbyu Road, Botahtaung P.O., 11161 Yangon, Myanmar
Telephone
Tel. 925.001.3866

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000193 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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