Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Loikaw | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Loikavensis |
Country: | Myanmar |
Province: | Taunggyi |
Metropolitan: | Taunggyi |
Area Km2: | 11,670 |
Population: | 301,187 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 62,083 |
Catholics Percent: | 20.6 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 14 November 1988 |
Cathedral: | Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw |
Bishop: | Celso Ba Shwe |
Metro Archbishop: | Matthias U Shwe |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Sotero 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.