Diocese of Hakha
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | Myanmar |
| Metropolitan: | Mandalay |
| Rite: | Latin |
| Area: | 32,280 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
1 million (2004) 76,867 (7.6%) |
| Bishop: | Nicholas Mang Thang |
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Hakha (Dioecesis Hakhanensis; Burmese: ဟားခားကက္သလစ္ခရစ္ယန္ဂုိဏ္းအုပ္ပုိင္သောနယ္ ha: hka: kak sa. lac ka. rac yan guin: up puing sau: nai) is located in the Chin State and the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Mandalay.
The diocese was created on November 21 1992 by splitting off the territory from the archdiocese of Mandalay.
The diocese covers an area of 32,280 km². It is subdivided into 28 parishes. 76,867 of the 1 million people in the area belong to the Catholic church, 76% of the population belong to the Protestant church.
[edit] List of bishops
- Nicholas Mang Thang, since 1992
- Felix Lian Khen Thang, auxiliary bishop since March 3 2006
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