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Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw

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Metropolitan
  
Taunggyi

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Established
  
14 November 1988

Country
  
Myanmar (Burma)

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
11,670 kmĀ²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 301,187 62,083 (20.6%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taunggyi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw (Lat: Diocesis Loikavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma.

Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, and remains a suffragan of the parent.

Sotero Phamo, appointed in 1988 is the first and only bishop of the diocese.

Ordinaries

  • Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) (14 Nov 1988 Appointed - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw Wikipedia