Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Pathein | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Patheinensis |
Country: | Myanmar |
Province: | Yangon |
Metropolitan: | Yangon |
Area Km2: | 25,328 |
Population: | 4,992,080 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 71,908 |
Catholics Percent: | 1.4 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Established: | 1 January 1955 (As Diocese of Bassein) 8 October 1991 (As Diocese of Pathein) |
Cathedral: | St Peter’s Cathedral in Pathein |
Bishop: | Henry Eikhlein |
Bishop Title: | Bishop elect |
Metro Archbishop: | Charles Maung Bo |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: Diocesis Patheinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. It is headquartered in the city of Pathein.
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.[1]