Roman Catholic Diocese of Lashio
Diocese of Lashio Dioecesis Lashioensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mandalay |
| Metropolitan | Mandalay |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 November 1975 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Lashio) 7 July 1990 (As Diocese of Lashio) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lashio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| <!-Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop --> | Philip Lasap Za Hawng |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marco Tin Win |
| Coadjutor | Lucas Jeimphaug Dau Ze |
The diocese of Lashio is a Roman Catholic diocese of Myanmar centered at Lashio. The diocesan territory covers a land area of 61,266 square kilometers. Philip Lasap Za Hawng (born 1945) is the current bishop of Lashio (from 1998).