Catholic Bishop Conference Myanmar

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Bishops in Service

1. Archbishop Charles Bo (SDB) ( ARCHBISHOP OF YANGON )

Date	Event	Title
29 November 1948	Born	Mohla
09 April 1976	Ordained Priest	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco
16 December 1990	Appointed	Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar
16 December 1990	Appointed	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
16 Dec 1990	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
25 Auguest 1996	Appointed	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
24 May 2003	Appointed	Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
07 June 2003	Installed	Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
04.January.2015	Appointed	1St Cardinal of Myanmar
14.February.2015	Installed	1St Cardinal of Myanmar

2. Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang ( Mandalay ArchBishop )

Date	Event	Title
18 May 1943	Born	Mindat
28 Mar 1973	Ordained Priest	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Jun 1988	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Jun 1988	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta
15 Jan 1989	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta
21 Nov 1992	Appointed	Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
30 Nov 2011	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
30 Nov 2011	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Hakha, Myanmar
19 Oct 2013	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Hakha, Myanmar
3 Apr 2014	Succeeded	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

3. Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng ( ARCHDIOCESE OF MANDALAY )

Date	Event	Title
20 Mar 1938	Born	Lunghkat
27 Mar 1965	Ordained Priest	Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar
24 Jan 1976	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
24 Jan 1976	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae
3 Apr 1976	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae
9 Dec 1976	Appointed	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
15 May 2003	Appointed	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
3 Apr 2014	Retired	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

4. Archbishop Matthias U Shwe ( ARCHBISHOP OF TAUNGGYI ( Retired) )

Date	Event	Title
1 Dec 1943	Born	Kamai
12 Apr 1969	Ordained Priest	Priest of Taunggyi, Myanmar
20 Dec 1979	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
20 Dec 1979	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Uzippari
13 Dec 1980	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Uzippari
18 Dec 1989	Appointed	Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
17 Jan 1998	Appointed	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
12 Apr 2015	Resigned	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

5. Bishop Basilio Athai ( ARCHBISHOP OF TAUNGGYI )

Date	Event	Title
22 Jul 1956	Born	Kyekadaw
1 Apr 1984	Ordained Priest	Priest of Loikaw, Myanmar
28 Jun 2008	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
28 Jun 2008	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora
18 Nov 2008	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora
12 Apr 2015	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Taunggyi, Myanmar
24 Jun 2016	Appointed	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

6. Bishop Justin Saw Min Thide ( BISHOP OF HPA-AN )

Date	Event	Title
26 Mar 1951	Born	Thaung, Twante
3 Dec 1983	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar
19 Mar 1984	Ordained Priest	Priest of Yangon, Myanmar
16 Jul 2007	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
16 Jul 2007	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Lemfocta
2 Dec 2007	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Lemfocta
24 Jan 2009	Appointed	Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar

7. Bishop John Hsane Hgyi ( BISHOP OF PATHEIN )

Date	Event	Title
15 Dec 1953	Born	Pyingadoe Mayanchaung
7 Mar 1982	Ordained Priest	Priest of Pathein, Myanmar
25 Jan 2003	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
25 Jan 2003	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Puppi
22 Mar 2003	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Puppi
24 May 2003	Appointed	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
24 Aug 2003	Installed	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar

8. Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho ( BISHOP OF PYAY )

9. Bishop Raymond Saw Po Ray ( BISHOP OF MAWLAMYINE )

Date	Event	Title
11 Aug 1948	Born	Mergui
13 Apr 1975	Ordained Priest	Priest of Rangoon, Myanmar
3 Jul 1987	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Rangoon, Myanmar
3 Jul 1987	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Buffada
8 Dec 1987	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Buffada
22 Mar 1993	Appointed	Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar

10. Bishop Raymond Sumlut Gam ( BISHOP OF BANMAW )

11. Bishop Philip Lasap Za Hawng ( BISHOP OF LASHIO )

Date	Event	Title
12 Feb 1945		Pang-Pu
1 Mar 1973	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Dec 1993	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
20 Dec 1993	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Avioccala
30 Apr 1994	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Avioccala
3 Apr 1998	Appointed	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar

12. Bishop Felix Liang King Htang ( BISHOP OF KALAY )

Date	Event	Title
25 Dec 1959	Born	Gam Ngai
23 Feb 1990	Ordained Priest	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Nov 1992	Incardinated	Priest of Hakha, Myanmar
3 Mar 2006	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
3 Mar 2006	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Fesse�
6 May 2006	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Fesse�
22 May 2010	Appointed	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
29 Jun 2010	Installed	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

13. Bishop Francis Daw Tang ( BISHOP OF MYITKYINA )

Date	Event	Title
19 Dec 1946	Born	Maw Gun
15 Mar 1979	Ordained Priest	Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar
15 Jan 2002	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
15 Jan 2002	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Maturba
11 Apr 2002	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Maturba
3 Dec 2004	Appointed	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
6 Feb 2005	Installed	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar

14. Bishop Peter Hla ( BISHOP OF PEKHON )

Date	Event	Title
15 Jan 1952	Born	Hwary
8 Mar 1981	Ordained Priest	Priest of Taunggyi, Myanmar
13 Mar 2001	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
13 Mar 2001	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia
15 Dec 2001	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia
15 Dec 2005	Appointed	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

15. Bishop Isaac Danu ( BISHOP OF TAUNGNGU )

Date	Event	Title
9 Mar 1948	Born	Preso
6 Apr 1975	Ordained Priest	Priest of Toungoo, Myanmar
4 Jun 1984	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
4 Jun 1984	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Bonusta
17 Jan 1985	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Bonusta
1 Sep 1989	Appointed	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar

16. Bishop Peter Louis Ca Ku ( BISHOP OF KENGTUNG )

Date	Event	Title
23 Mar 1952	Born	Nali
4 Apr 1982	Ordained Priest	Priest of Kengtung, Myanmar
20 May 1997	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
20 May 1997	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Abidda
8 Dec 1997	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Abidda
2 Oct 2001	Appointed	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar

17. Bishop John Saw Yaw Han ( Auxilliary Bishop of Yangon Archdiocese )

Date	Event	Title
05.May.1968	Born
18.March.1995	Ordained Priest	Archdiocese of Yangon
12.April.2015	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Yangon Archdiocese

18. Bishop Stephen Tjephe ( Bishop of Loikaw )

Date	Event	Title
1 Aug 1955	Born
28 Mar 1984	Ordained Priest	Priest of Loikaw, Myanmar
19 Jun 2009	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
19 Jun 2009	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara
21 Nov 2009	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara
26 Apr 2014	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Loikaw, Myanmar
15 Nov 2014	Appointed	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
11 Jan 2015	Installed	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

19. Bishop Lucius Hre Kung ( Bishop of Hakha )

Former Bishops

Bishop John Gabriel †

Date	Event	Title
7 Feb 1938	Born
9 Apr1964	Ordained Priest	Priest of Bassein,Myanmar
30 Jan 1988	Appointed	Bassein Auxiliary Bishop,Myanmar
30 Jan 1988	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Arae in Numidia
27 Apr 1988	Ordained Priest	Titular Bishop of Arae in Numidia
7 Dec 1989	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar
22 Feb 1992	Succeeded	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
16 Aug 1994	Died	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar