Archdiocese of Mandalay

Archdiocese of Mandalay Archidioecesis Mandalayensis
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Mandalay
Location
Country	Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province	Mandalay
Statistics
Area	212,407 km2 (82,011 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 15,000,000 23,617 (0.2%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 November 1866 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Central Burma) 19 July 1870 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma) 5 January 1939 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay) 1 January 1955 (As Archdiocese of Mandalay)
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral in Mandalay
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Nicholas Mang Thang
Suffragans	Diocese of Banmaw Diocese of Hakha Diocese of Kalay Diocese of Lashio Diocese of Myitkyina
Emeritus Bishops	Paul Zingtung Grawng
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Archdiocese of Mandalay is located in the central part of Myanmar. It covers about 212,407 square kilometres (82,011 sq mi) and comprises the southern part of Sagaing Region, almost the whole Mandalay Region and the eastern part of Magwe Region. The archdiocese has the suffragan dioceses of Myitkyina, Banmaw, Lashio and Hakha. Most of the Myanmar people are Buddhist. A few are Muslims and Hindus. Ethnic groups in the city include Myanmar, Kayin, Karen, Tamil and Chinese. The language used in the diocesan territory is Myanmar.

As of 3 April 2014^[update], Nicholas Mang Thang is the archbishop.

Previous ordinaries include:

As of 2004, Mandalay diocese had 22,511 Catholics in 30 parishes, representing 00.2% of the 15 million people in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magwe Regions.