Diocese of Hpa-an (Catholic)

Diocese of Hpa-an

Dioecesis Hpaanensis
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical provinceYangon
MetropolitanYangon
Statistics
Area30,164 km2 (11,646 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 1,196,000
  • 8,771 (0.7%)
Parishes12
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 January 2009
CathedralCathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Hpa-An
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopStanislaus Min Ko
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles Maung Bo
Bishops emeritusJustin Saw Min Thide

The Diocese of Hpa-an (Lat: Diocesis Hpaanensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in Hpa-An, Kayin State. The diocese was erected on January 24, 2009 from the Archdiocese of Yangon. The current bishop of the diocese is Stanislaus Min Ko, who succeeded Justin Saw Min Thide, the first bishop of the Diocese, on 26 March 2026.

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