Roman Catholic Diocese of Kengtung

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kengtung (Lat: Diocesis Kengtunghensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma.

Diocese of Kengtung Dioecesis Kengtunghensis
Location
Country	Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province	Taunggyi
Metropolitan	Taunggyi
Statistics
Area	45,856 km^2 (17,705 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 1,028,000 58,000 (5.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 April 1927 (As Prefecture Apostolic of Kengtung) 26 May 1950 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Kengtung) 1 January 1955 (As Diocese of Kengtung)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Kengtung
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Matthias U Shwe
Bishops emeritus	Abraham Than Bishop Emeritus (1972-2001)

Erected in 1927 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung, the prefecture was created from territory in the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma.

In 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to an apostolic vicariate. In 1955, the vicariate was elevated to a full diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taunggyi.

With the increases in the Catholic population, in 1975 the apostolic prefecture of Lashio was split off from the diocese of Kengtung, eventually expanding to the Diocese of Lashio.

Ordinaries

• Erminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. † (21 Jun 1927 Appointed - 1949 Died)
• Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E. † (31 May 1950 Appointed - 6 May 1973 Died)
• Abraham Than (19 Sep 1972 Appointed - 2 Oct 2001 Resigned)
• Peter Louis Cakü † (2 Oct 2001 Appointed - 20 Feb 2020 Died)

See also

• Catholic Church in Burma
• Clement Vismara (1897–1988), missionary