Diocese of

Taungngu

Myanmar

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Taungngu / Taungoo / Tunguen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Taunggyi

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1866.11.27: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma / Birmania Orientale (Italiano) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Burma)
1927.04.27: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung)
1955.01.01: Promoted as Diocese of Toungoo (became suffragan of Rangoon)
1961.03.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Taunggyi
1996.07.31: Renamed as Diocese of Taungngu / Taungoo / Tunguen(sis) (Latin)
1998.01.17: Became suffragan of Taunggyi

Papal Visits

Pope Francis (2017.11)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.07.16 – ...):

Bishop John Saw Gawdy (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Taungngu (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Saw Gawdy (69)
(2023.07.16 – ...)

Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar)

Born:	1955.10.21 (Domapholi, Myanmar)
Ordained Priest:	1983.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.11.29

Priest of Taungngu (Myanmar) (1983.04.09 – 2020.06.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar) (2020.06.29 – 2023.07.16)

Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar) (2023.07.16 – ...)

Bishop Isaac Danu (76)
(1996.07.31 – 2023.07.16)

Bishop emeritus of Taungngu (Myanmar)

Disciple of Gospel

Born:	1948.03.09 (Preso, Myanmar)
Ordained Priest:	1975.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.01.17

Priest of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1975.04.06 – 1984.06.04)

Titular Bishop of Bonusta (1984.06.04 – 1989.09.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1984.06.04 – 1989.09.01)

Bishop of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1989.09.01 – 1996.07.31)

Bishop of Taungngu (Myanmar) (1996.07.31 – 2023.07.16)

Bishops of Toungoo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Isaac Danu (76)
(1989.09.01 – 1996.07.31)

(see above)

Bishop Sebastian U Shwe Yauk
(1961.03.21 – 1988.07.13)

Born:	1918.01.18 (Myanmar)
Ordained Priest:	1946.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.05.21
Died:	1988.07.13 († 70)

Bishop of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1961.03.21 – 1988.07.13)

Bishop Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E.
(1955.01.01 – 1959.11.26)

Born:	1888.12.14 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1912.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.08.29
Died:	1959.11.26 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Zerta (1937.07.01 – 1955.01.01)

Vicar Apostolic of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1937.07.01 – 1955.01.01)

Bishop of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1955.01.01 – 1959.11.26)

Vicars Apostolic of Toungoo (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E.
(1937.07.01 – 1955.01.01)

(see above)

Bishop Emmanuel Segrada, P.I.M.E.
(1908.05.10 – 1936)

Born:	1860.07.10 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.01.24
Died:	1939.02.10 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Hirina (1908.05.10 – 1936)

Vicar Apostolic of Toungoo (Myanmar) (1908.05.10 – 1936)

Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Burma (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rocco Tornatore, M.E.M.
(1889.11.18 – 1908.01.26)

Born:	1836.01.07 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1890.12.08
Died:	1908.01.26 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Castabala (1889.11.18 – 1908.01.26)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Burma (Myanmar) (1889.11.18 – 1908.01.26)

Fr. Tancredi Conti
(1882.02.12 – 1889?)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Burma (Myanmar) (1882.02.12 – 1889?)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Saw Gawdy (69) (2020.06.29 – 2023.07.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Isaac Danu (76) (1984.06.04 – 1989.09.01)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Taungoo, Bago

Pyay (←), Mandalay (↑), Pekhon (↗), Loikaw (→), Hpa-an (↘), Yangon (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 49,600 km²

Population: 43,885 Catholics (1.2% of 3,623,760 total)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes

Personnel: 63 priests (diocesan), 131 religious (1 brother, 130 sisters), 3 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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