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 km²
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)301,18762,083 (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 - )

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