Archdiocese of Mandalay
| Archdiocese of Mandalay | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Myanmar |
| Diocesan bishop | Marco Tin Win |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Paul Zingtung Grawng Nicholas Mang Thang |
| founding | 1872 |
| surface | 212,407 km² |
| Parishes | 30 ( AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 15,000,000 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 22,511 ( AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 469 |
| Friars | 25 ( AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 126 ( AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Mandalay Cathedral |
| address | 82nd and 25th Street Mandalay 05071 Myanmar |
| Website | http://www.mandalayarchdiocese.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Banmaw Diocese of Hakha Diocese of Kalay Diocese of Lashio Diocese of Myitkyina |
The Archdiocese of Mandalay ( Latin : Archidioecesis Mandalayensis ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Mandalay , Myanmar .
The archbishopric was established on November 27, 1866 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Burma from the Apostolic Vicariate Burma out by Pope Pius IX. founded; first bishop was Charles Arsène Bourdon , MEP . In 1870 the name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma (lat. Birmaniae Septentrionalis ). By Pope Pius XI. took place on January 5, 1939, the renaming in Apostolic Vicariate of Mandalay ; by Pope Pius XII. the vicariate was raised to an archbishopric on January 1, 1955.
See also
Web links
Commons : Archdiocese of Mandalay - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Mandalay on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Archdiocese of Mandalay on gcatholic.org
Coordinates: 21 ° 58 ' N , 96 ° 4' E