Diocese of Mawlamyine
| Diocese of Mawlamyine | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Myanmar |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Yangon |
| Diocesan bishop | Raymond Saw Po Ray |
| Vicar General | Joseph Saw Thein Khin |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 40,960 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,417,313 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 10,312 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 397 |
| Friars | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Holy Family Cathedral |
The Bistum Mawlamyine ( lat. : Dioecesis Maulamyinensis ) is an in Myanmar preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Mawlamyine .
history
The diocese Mawlamyine was established on March 22, 1993 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Yangon and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Raymond Saw Po Ray .