Archdiocese of Yangon
Yangonen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Yangon, Myanmar
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 October 1991
- Latin
- Yangonen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Annuario code
- 001000193
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 76,283
- Population
- 14,050,000
- Catholic share
- 0.5%
- Priests
- 120
- Catholics per priest
- 636
- Extent
- 68,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.1
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Charles Maung Bo
- Born
- 29 October 1948
- Birthplace
- Mohla
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Yangon, 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.
The province of Yangon
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Hpa-anHpa-an
- Diocese of MawlamyineMawlamyine
- Diocese of PatheinPathein
- Diocese of PyayPyay
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, the Archdiocese of Yangon (Latin: Archidioecesis Yangonensis) has been led by Charles Bo, SDB, whom Pope John Paul II appointed Archbishop of Yangon on May 24, 2003.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].