Diocese of Loikaw

Diocese of Loikaw

Dioecesis Loikavensis
Location
CountryMyanmar
Ecclesiastical provinceTaunggyi
MetropolitanTaunggyi
Statistics
Area11,670 km2 (4,510 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 301,187
  • 62,083 (20.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 November 1988
CathedralChrist the King Cathedral in Loikaw
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCelso Ba Shwe
Metropolitan ArchbishopBasilio Athai
Bishops emeritusSotero Phamo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw (Lat: Diocesis Loikavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma.

Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, and remains a suffragan of the parent.

Ordinaries

  • Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) (14 Nov 1988 Appointed - 26 Apr 2014 Resigned)
  • Stephen Tjephe (15 Nov 2014 Appointed - 16 Dec 2020 Died)

See also

19°41′08″N 97°12′37″E / 19.6856°N 97.2102°E / 19.6856; 97.2102

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