Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Pyay / Pyayen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Yangon
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2010.12.03 – ...): | Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho (74) |
Bishops of Pyay (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho (74) Bishop of Pyay (Myanmar) Christ my communicator of peace
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Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe
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Bishops of Prome (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Gregory Taik Maung (77) | ||||||||||
Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Thomas Albert Newman, M.S.
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Prefects Apostolic of Prome (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Prefects Apostolic of Akyab (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 80,938 km²
Population: 27,300 Catholics (0.4% of 7,368,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes
Personnel: 47 priests (44 diocesan, 3 religious), 97 religious (5 brothers, 92 sisters), 1 seminarian
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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