Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mandalay

Archdiocese of Mandalay Archidioecesis Mandalayensis
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Mandalay
Location
Country	Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province	Mandalay
Statistics
Area	212,407 km2 (82,011 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 15,000,000 23,617 (0.2%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 November 1866 Vicariate Apostolic of Central Burma 19 July 1870 Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma 5 January 1939 Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay 1 January 1955 Archdiocese of Mandalay
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Mandalay
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Marco Tin Win
Suffragans	Diocese of Banmaw Diocese of Hakha Diocese of Kalay Diocese of Lashio Diocese of Myitkyina
Bishops emeritus	Nicholas Mang Thang
Website
mandalayarchdiocese.com

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.^[1] Most of the Burmese 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.