Archdiocese of Mandalay

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Central Burma {Centrale}
  • Erected: 27 November 1866
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Myanmar

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}
  • Latin Name: Birmaniae Septentrionalis
  • Name Changed: 19 July 1870
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Myanmar

• Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay
  • Latin Name: Mandalayensis
  • Name Changed: 5 January 1939
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Myanmar

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Charles Arsène Bourdon, M.E.P. † (1 Oct 1872 Appointed - 1 May 1887 Resigned)
• Pierre-Ferdinand-Adrien Simon, M.E.P. † (21 Feb 1888 Appointed - 20 Jul 1893 Died)
• Antoine-Marie-Joseph Usse, M.E.P. † (22 Dec 1893 Appointed - 1899 Resigned)
• Marie-Eugène-Auguste-Charles Foulquier, M.E.P. † (18 Aug 1906 Appointed - 27 Jun 1929 Resigned)
• Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † (25 Jun 1930 Appointed - 19 Dec 1959 Retired)
• John Joseph U Win † (19 Dec 1959 Appointed - 29 May 1965 Died)
• Aloysius Moses U Ba Khim † (9 Aug 1965 Appointed - 10 Oct 1978 Died)
• Alphonse U Than Aung † (25 Sep 1978 Appointed - 3 Apr 2002 Resigned)
• Paul Zingtung Grawng (24 May 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Mandalay
1950	14,000	5,000,000	.3%	38	6	44	318		20	97	22	ap1951
Archdiocese of Mandalay
1970	35,377	5,700,000	.6%	30	5	35	1,010		9	86	35	ap1971
1980	57,000	6,130,000	.9%	24	5	29	1,965		8	89	5	ap1981
1990	70,226	11,260,000	.6%	50	3	53	1,325		12	116	15	ap1991
1999	22,000	17,000,000	.1%	29	6	35	628		23	143	19	ap2000
2000	23,807	17,000,000	.1%	31	6	37	643		36	91	19	ap2001
2001	21,681	15,000,000	.1%	25	6	31	699		29	99	20	ap2002
2002	22,809	15,000,000	.2%	25	6	31	735		84	90	20	ap2003
2003	23,119	15,000,000	.2%	31	6	37	624		25	84	23	ap2004
2004	22,511	15,000,000	.2%	40	8	48	468		25	126	30	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Felix Lian Khen Thang (Priest: 23 Feb 1990 to 21 Nov 1992)
• Nicholas Mang Thang (Priest: 28 Mar 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jun 1988 to 21 Nov 1992; Coadjutor Archbishop: 30 Nov 2011)
• Paul Zingtung Grawng (Archbishop: 24 May 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Charles Arsène Bourdon, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Oct 1872 to 1 May 1887)
• Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jun 1930; Archbishop: 1 Jan 1955 to 19 Dec 1959)
• Marie-Eugène-Auguste-Charles Foulquier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 Aug 1906 to 27 Jun 1929)
• Pierre-Ferdinand-Adrien Simon, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Feb 1888 to 20 Jul 1893)
• Aloysius Moses U Ba Khim † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1965 to 10 Oct 1978)
• Antoine-Marie-Joseph Usse, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Dec 1893 to 1899)
• Alphonse U Than Aung † (Priest: 18 Jan 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1975; Archbishop: 25 Sep 1978 to 3 Apr 2002)
• John Joseph U Win † (Priest: 31 Jan 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Apr 1954; Archbishop: 19 Dec 1959 to 29 May 1965)