Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein

Diocese of Pathein

Dioecesis Patheinensis
Location
CountryMyanmar
Ecclesiastical provinceYangon
MetropolitanYangon
Statistics
Area25,328 km2 (9,779 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 4,992,080
  • 71,908 (1.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1 January 1955 (As Diocese of Bassein)
8 October 1991 (As Diocese of Pathein)
CathedralSt Peter’s Cathedral in Pathein
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Bishop electHenry Eikhlein
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles Maung Bo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein (Lat: Diocesis Patheinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. It is headquartered in the city of Pathein.