Roman Catholic Diocese of Mawlamyine

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mawlamyine

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

The diocese was erected in 1993, from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Yangon.

The first and only bishop of the diocese is Raymond Saw Po Ray, appointed in 1993.

Ordinaries

*Raymond Saw Po Ray (22 Mar 1993 Appointed - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in Burma


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