Roman Catholic Diocese of Hakha
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Hakha (Latin: Dioecesis Hakhanensis, Burmese: ဟားခါးကက်သလစ်ခရစ်ယာန်ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်ပိုင်သောနယ်) is located in the Chin State and the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Mandalay.
Diocese of Hakha Dioecesis Hakhanensis ဟားခါးကက်သလစ်ခရစ်ယာန်ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်ပိုင်သောနယ် | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mandalay |
| Metropolitan | Mandalay |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 27,516 km2 (10,624 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 485,247 31,624 (6.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 November 1992 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Hakha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Lucius Hre Kung Bishop-elect |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop Nicolas Mang Thang |
The diocese was created on November 21, 1992 by splitting off the territory from the archdiocese of Mandalay.
The diocese covers an area of 27,516 km². It is subdivided into 31 parishes. 31,624 of the 485,247 people in the area belong to the Catholic Church, 76% of the population belong to the Protestant church.
List of bishops
- Nicholas Mang Thang, (November 21, 1992 - November 30, 2011)
- Lucius Hre Kung, (appointed bishop 19 October 2013)
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