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Metropolitan see Yangon, Myanmar

Archdiocese of Yangon

Yangonen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Established
1866
Catholics
76,283
Priests
120
Territory
68,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Charles Maung Bo
Born
29 October 1948
Birthplace
Mohla
Institute
SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Yangon, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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.

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