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Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw

Coordinates: 19°41′08″N 97°12′37″E / 19.6856°N 97.2102°E / 19.6856; 97.2102
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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
PopeFrancis
BishopCelso Ba Shwe
Metropolitan ArchbishopMatthias U Shwe
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

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

See also

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