Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Loikaw

Diocese of Loikaw

*Dioecesis Loikavensis*
Diocese of Loikaw; Dioecesis Loikavensis
Location
Country	Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province	Taunggyi
Metropolitan	Taunggyi
Statistics
Area	11,670 km2 (4,510 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 301,187; 62,083 (20.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 November 1988
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Celso Ba Shwe
Metropolitan Archbishop	Matthias U Shwe
Bishops emeritus	Sotero Phamo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw

Roman Catholic diocese in Myanmar

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

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

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw