Charles Maung Bo
Charles Maung Cardinal Bo SDB (born October 29, 1948 in Mohla , Myanmar ) is Archbishop of Yangon .
Life
Charles Maung Bo came shortly after the death of his father in the Congregation of the Salesians of Don Bosco and received on 9 April 1976, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked as a parish priest in Loihkam and Lashio .
On July 7, 1990 appointed him Pope John Paul II. The bishop of Lashio , where he had been since 1986 apostolic prefect. The Archbishop of Mandalay , Alphonse U Than Aung , donated him episcopal ordination on December 16 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Myitkyina , Paul Zingtung Grawng , and the Bishop of Kengtung , Abraham Than . On March 13, 1996, John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Pathein . John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Yangon on May 24, 2003 . The inauguration took place on June 7 of the same year. Bo is also President of the Episcopal Conference of Myanmar.
In the solemn consistory of February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle in the college of cardinals . Cardinal Bo represented the Pope from January 24 to 31, 2016 as the papal legate at the 51st World Eucharistic Congress in Cebu, Philippines .
Bo is one of the critics of the Chinese dam project on the Irrawaddy River .
Charles Bo was a participant at the religion summit in Lindau on Lake Constance , which the organization " Religions for Peace " organized in August 2019.
Memberships
Charles Maung Bo is a member of the following organizations of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (since 2015)
- Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (since 2001)
- Pontifical Council for Culture (since 2009, confirmed in 2015)
- Dicastery for Communication (since 2016)
Web links
- Bo, Charles Maung. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 13, 2018.
- Entry for Charles Maung Bo on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ Myanmar: Church opposes China dam. Vatican News, June 12, 2019, accessed June 13, 2019 .
- ^ Religious summit of Lindau: A balance. Bayrischer Rundfunk, August 23, 2019, accessed on August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Inter-Religioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 17, 2001, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri e di Consultori del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 17, 2009, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Segreteria per la Comunicazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 13, 2016, accessed July 13, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Jocelyn Madden SDS |
Bishop of Lashio 1990–1996 |
Philip Lasap Za Hawng SDS |
| John Gabriel |
Bishop of Pathein 1996-2003 |
John Hsane Hgyi |
| Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby |
Archbishop of Yangon since 2003 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bo, Charles Maung |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bo, Charles Maung Cardinal SDB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Myanmar religious chaplain, Archbishop of Yangon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mohla , Myanmar |