Ecclesiastical province Mandalay Rite Roman Rite Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang Sui iuris church Latin Church Country Myanmar (Burma) | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 212,407 km² Parishes 30 Name Roman Archdiocese | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
15,000,000
23,617 (0.2%) Suffragans Roman Catholic Diocese of Banmaw | ||
Emeritus bishops Paul Zingtung Grawng | ||
Archdiocese of Mandalay is located in the central part of Myanmar. It covers about 212,407 square kilometres (82,011 sq mi) and comprises the southern part of Sagaing Region, almost the whole Mandalay Region and the eastern part of Magwe Region. The archdiocese has the suffragan dioceses of Myitkyina, Banmaw, Lashio and Hakha. Most of the Myanmar people are Buddhist. A few are Muslims and Hindus. Ethnic groups in the city include Myanmar, Kayin, Karen, Tamil and Chinese. The language used in the diocesan territory is Myanmar.
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Ordinaries
As of 3 April 2014, Nicholas Mang Thang is the archbishop.
Previous ordinaries include:
Statistics
As of 2004, Mandalay diocese had 22,511 Catholics in 30 parishes, representing 00.2% of the 15 million people in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe Regions.