Charles Maung Bo ( my, ချားလ်မောင်ဘို, ; born 29 October 1948) is a Burmese Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Yangon since 7 June 2003. He was created a cardinal by

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in 2015.

Early life and education

Bo was born on 29 October 1948, in Monhla Village,

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to parents John and Juliana Aye Tin. Bo's father, a farmer, died when he was 2. Thereafter, he was sent to a

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-run boarding school in Mandalay. From 1962 to 1976, Bo studied at the Nazareth Aspirantate, a Salesian seminary, in Anisakan village, near

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(now Pyin Oo Lwin).

Career

Bo was ordained a priest of the

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order on 9 April 1976. He was appointed as prefect of the

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in 1986. Four years later, he was consecrated

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of Lashio. In 1996, he was transferred to the Diocese of Pathein. On 17 March 2001,

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named him a member of the

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. On 24 May 2003, Pope John Paul named Bo Archbishop of Yangon. On 17 January 2009,

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named him a member of the

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. On 4 January 2015,

announced that he would make Bo a cardinal on 14 February of the same year. At that ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle In April 2015 Pope Francis named him a member of the

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and the

, and in July 2016 a member of the Secretariat for Communications. In July 2018, Francis named him a delegate to the Synod of Bishops on youth, faith, and vocational discernment. He was elected to a three-year term as head of the

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(FABC) in the fall of 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bo, Charles Maung 1948 births Living people Burmese Roman Catholics 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Myanmar Salesian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Francis Members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Members of the Pontifical Council for Culture Burmese cardinals People from Sagaing Region

Early life and education

Career

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