Recent Events

Fr. Celso Ba Shwe was consecrated as Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Fr. Celso Ba Shwe was elected Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, was appointed as President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, Titular Bishop of Buffada, Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and General Secretary of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was appointed as Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar)

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos and Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

Fr. Maurice Nyunt Wai was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine (Myanmar)

Fr. Maurice Nyunt Wai was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine (Myanmar)

Archbishop Matthias U Shwe, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Taunggyi (Myanmar), passed away at 77

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi, Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar), passed away at 67

Fr. Noel Saw Naw Aye was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Malamocco and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Bishop Sephen Tjephe, Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar), passed away at 65

Fr. John Saw Gawdy was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar)

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

Bishop Francis Daw Tang resigned as Bishop of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

Fr. Noel Saw Naw Aye was elected Titular Bishop of Malamocco and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mandalay (Myanmar), passed away at 82

Fr. John Saw Gawdy was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar)

Bishop Lucas Jeimphaung Dau Ze, S.D.B., succeeded as Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Bishop Philip Lasap Za Hawng resigned as Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Archbishop Giovanni D’Aniello, Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

Bishop Peter Louis Cakü, Bishop of Kengtung (Myanmar), passed away at 67

Fr. Lucas Jeimphaung Dau Ze, S.D.B., was consecrated as Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, was appointed as President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Felix Lian Khen Thang resigned as President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Alfredo Cremonesi, P.I.M.E., was beatified

Fr. Lucas Jeimphaung Dau Ze, S.D.B., was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar)

Fr. Mark Tin Win was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Fr. Mark Tin Win was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar), was appointed as President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Bishop Joseph Mahn Erie, Bishop emeritus of Bassein (Myanmar), passed away at 92

Archbishop Adriano Bernardini (裴納德) resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Myanmar

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi, Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar), was appointed as General Secretary of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar), was appointed as General Secretary of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

Bishop Basilio Athai, Titular Bishop of Tasaccora, Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar) and Apostolic Administrator of Taunggyi (Myanmar), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

Archbishop Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Yangon (Myanmar), passed away at 88

Archbishop Luigi Bressan resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Trento (Italy)

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle

Bishop Basilio Athai, Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

Archbishop Matthias U Shwe resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

Fr. John Saw Yaw Han was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Buffada and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe, Bishop emeritus of Pyay (Myanmar), passed away at 79

Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle

Fr. John Saw Yaw Han was elected Titular Bishop of Buffada and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bishop Sephen Tjephe, Titular Bishop of Nova barbara, Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar) and Apostolic Administrator of Loikaw (Myanmar), was appointed as Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi resigned as President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Bishop Felix Lian Khen Thang, Bishop of Kalay (Myanmar), was appointed as President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Fr. Mario Vergara, P.I.M.E., and Mr. Isidore Ngei Ko Lat (ငယ္ကိုလတ္) were beatified

Bishop Sotero Phamo resigned as Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Bishop Sephen Tjephe, Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw (Myanmar), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Loikaw (Myanmar)

Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Mandalay (Myanmar)

Fr. Lucius Hre Kung was consecrated as Bishop of Hakha (Myanmar)

Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hakha (Myanmar)

Fr. Lucius Hre Kung was elected Bishop of Hakha (Myanmar)

Fr. Joachim Xavier Rego, C.P., was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam (장인남 바오로 / 張仁南), Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, was appointed as Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia, Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Apostolic Delegate to Laos