The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pekhon (''Dioecesis Pekhonensis'') is located in the Pekon,

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. It is a suffragan diocese of the

Archdiocese of Taunggyi The Archdiocese of Taunggyi ( la, Archidioecesis Taunggyiensis) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Shan State of Myanmar. The dioceses of Kengtung, Loikaw, Pekhon and Taungngu are suffragans of the archdiocese. Th ...

. The diocese was created on December 15, 2005, by splitting off the territory from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi.

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, who was previously auxiliary bishop of Taunggyi, was selected as its first bishop. The

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of the diocese is the church of Sacred Heart in Pekhon. The diocese covers an area of , and borders the archdiocese of Taunggyi to the north, the Diocese of Taungngu to the southwest and the Diocese of Loikaw to the south.

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Catholic-hierarchy.org

Vatican press release on the creation
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