Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw

Diocese of Loikaw Dioecesis Loikavensis
Location
Country	Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province	Taunggyi
Metropolitan	Taunggyi
Statistics
Area	11,670 km2 (4,510 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 301,187 62,083 (20.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 November 1988
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral in Loikaw
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Celso Ba Shwe
Metropolitan Archbishop	Matthias U Shwe
Bishops emeritus	Sotero Phamo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loikaw (Lat: Diocesis Loikavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma.

Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from the Archdiocese of Taunggyi, and remains a suffragan of the parent.

Ordinaries

• Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) (14 Nov 1988 Appointed - 26 Apr 2014 Resigned)
• Stephen Tjephe (15 Nov 2014 Appointed - 16 Dec 2020 Died)

See also

• Catholic Church in Burma