Diocese of Myitkyina Dioecesis Myitkyinaensis | |
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 St. Columban Cathedral, Myitkyina Diocese, Kachin State, Myanmar | |
| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mandalay |
| Metropolitan | Mandalay |
| Coordinates | 25°22′55″N 97°23′43″E / 25.3820°N 97.3953°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,120 km2 (10,080 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) +2,000,000 86,550 (4.7%) |
| Congregations | 13 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 January 1939 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Bhamo) 21 February 1961 (As Diocese of Myitkyina) |
| Cathedral | St Columban's Cathedral in Myitkyina |
| Patron saint | Columban |
| Secular priests | 47 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Mung-ngawn La Sam |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marco Tin Win |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Myitkyina (Lat: Dioecesis Myitkyinaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. Erected in 1939 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bhamo, the prefecture was created from territory in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Burma. In 1961, the Prefecture was elevated to a full diocese, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mandalay. The current bishop is Francis Daw Tang, appointed in 2004. Currently the Diocese manages numerous churches, schools and clinics throughout Kachin State.