Diocese of Hakha
Hakhanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hakha, Myanmar
Latin-rite diocese in Chin State, Myanmar, erected on 21 November 1992 from the Archdiocese of Mandalay, of which it is a suffragan. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hakha.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 November 1992
- Latin
- Hakhanen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001568
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 31,624
- Population
- 485,247
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 6.5%
- Priests
- 39
- Catholics per priest
- 811
- Extent
- 27,516 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Lucius Hre Kung
- Born
- 4 February 1959
- Birthplace
- Hnaring
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hakha stands in Hakha, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Mandalay
A suffragan of Mandalay.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MandalayMandalay
- Diocese of BanmawBanmaw
- Diocese of KalayKalay
- Diocese of LashioLashio
- Diocese of MyitkyinaMyitkyina
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Serving the Chin State and the Sagaing Division in northwestern Myanmar, the Diocese of Hakha (Latin: Dioecesis Hakhanensis, Burmese: ဟားခါးကက်သလစ်ခရစ်ယာန်ဂိုဏ်းအုပ်ပိုင်သောနယ်) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Burma and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mandalay. It was erected on November 21, 1992 from territory taken out of the archdiocese of Mandalay. Its area of 27,516 km² is divided into 31 parishes. Of the 485,247 people living there, 31,624 belong to the Catholic Church, while 76% of the population belong to the Protestant church.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.