Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw

Diocese of Loikaw
Dioecesis Loikavensis
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province Taunggyi
Metropolitan Taunggyi
Statistics
Area 11,670 km2 (4,510 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
301,187
62,083 (20.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 14 November 1988
Cathedral Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sotero Phamo
Metropolitan Archbishop Matthias U Shwe
Auxiliary Bishops Stephen Tjephe

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

Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, and remains a suffragan of the parent.

Sotero Phamo, appointed in 1988 is the first and only bishop of the diocese.

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Coordinates: 19°41′08″N 97°12′37″E / 19.6856°N 97.2102°E / 19.6856; 97.2102

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