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Catholic Church

in

Union of Myanmar (Myanmar)

Myanmar

Also known as: la Birmanie (français), le Myanmar (français), Myanmar (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português), Birma (polski), 緬甸 (繁體中文), ミャンマー (日本語), Birmania (latine)

Formerly: Burma

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Naypyidaw

Population: 42,720,000

Area: 657,740 km²

Religions: Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%

Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Neighbouring Countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh, China China, India India, Laos Laos, Thailand Thailand


Circumscriptions (15): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses (12)



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Special Churches Special Churches: Cathedrals Cathedrals (13)

Documents Documents


Apostolic Delegation: Myanmar Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio (57)

Conference of Bishops: Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference (M.C.B.C.) Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng (71)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.) Link Archbishop Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (70)


as of 2010.03.04

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