Archdiocese of Yangon Archidioecesis Yangonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Myanmar |
Ecclesiastical province | Yangon |
Statistics | |
Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 14,050,000 76,283 (0.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Yangon |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles Maung Bo |
Suffragans | Diocese of Hpa-an Diocese of Mawlamyine Diocese of Pathein Diocese of Pyay |
Auxiliary Bishops | John Saw Yaw Han Noel Saw Naw Aye |
The Archdiocese of Yangon (Latin: Archidioecesis Yangonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Myanmar. Charles Bo, SDB was appointed Archbishop of Yangon by Pope John Paul II on May 24, 2003.