Diocese of Pathein


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. It is headquartered in the city of Pathein.

History

The diocese was erected as the diocese of Bassein in 1955, from the vicariate apostolic of Rangoon, which eventually became the Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Yangon|Archdiocese of Yangon]. In 1991, the name of the diocese was changed to the diocese of Pathein. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yangon.

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