The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: ''Diocesis Patheinensis'') is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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of the
Latin Rite
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. It is headquartered in the city of
Pathein.
History
The diocese was erected as the diocese of Bassein in 1955, from the vicariate apostolic of Rangoon, which eventually became the
Archdiocese of Yangon. In 1991, the name of the diocese was changed to the diocese of Pathein. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yangon.
Diocese of Pathein
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Ordinaries
*George Maung Kyaw † (1 Jan 1955 Appointed - 1968 Died)
* Joseph Mahn Erie † (16 Feb 1968 Appointed - 3 Jun 1982 Resigned)
*Joseph Valerius Sequeira † (24 Jan 1986 Appointed - 22 Feb 1992 Retired)
*John Gabriel † (22 Feb 1992 Succeeded - 16 Aug 1994 Died)
*Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. (13 Mar 1996 Appointed - 24 May 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Yangon)
*John Hsane Hgyi
John Hsane Hgyi (December 15, 1953 – July 22, 2021) was a Burmese Roman Catholic priest and prelate. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein from May 24, 2003, until his death from COVID-19 in July during the pandemic in ...
(24 May 2003 Appointed - 22 Jul 2021 Died)
See also
*Catholic Church in Burma
The Catholic Church in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are around 750,000 Catholics in Burma – approximately 1% of the total population. The coun ...
References
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Pathein
Christian organizations established in 1955
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1955 establishments in Burma