Diocese of

Pekhon

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Pekhon / Pekhonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Taunggyi

Bishop (2005.12.15 – ...):

Bishop Peter Hla (71)

Bishops of Pekhon (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Hla (71)
(2005.12.15 – ...)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar)

Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia (2001.03.13 – 2005.12.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar) (2001.03.13 – 2005.12.15)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar) (2005.12.15 – ...)

Area: 16,240 km²

Population: 56,452 Catholics (14.6% of 387,460 total) (2020)

Statistics: 15 parishes, 43 priests (diocesan), 60 lay religious (60 sisters), 6 seminarians (2020)

2005.12.15: Established as Diocese of Pekhon / Pekhonen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Taunggyi)

Last updated on 2023.04.13