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CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF MANDALAY
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Vatican Vatican News FABC UCA News CBCM CRCM NCMS Yangon Archdiocese Pathein Diocese Mawlamying Diocese Pyay Diocese Mandalay Archdiocese Hakha Diocese Lashio Diocese Banmaw Diocese Kalay Diocese Myitkyina Diocese Taungyi Archdiocese Phakon Diocese Loikaw Diocese Taungngu Diocese Kengtung Diocese
Bishops who served at Mandalay Diocese
1.  Bishop Paul Ambrose Bigandet 
Date Event Title
13 Aug 1813 Born Milans, France
18 Feb 1837 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
27 Mar 1846 Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore
27 Mar 1846 Appointed Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
30 Mar 1846 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)
1866 Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Siam {Siam Occidentale}, Thailand
12 Aug 1870 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
13 Mar 1894 Died Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
2.  Bishop Charles Arsène Bourdon, M.E.P
Date Event Title
1 May 1834 Born Caligny, France
2 Jun 1860 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
1 Oct 18724 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
1 Oct 1872 Appointed Titular Bishop of Dardanus
5 Jan 1873 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Dardanus
1 May 1887 Resigned Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
3 Oct 1918 Died Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
3.  Bishop Pierre-Ferdinand Jean Adrien Simon, M.E.P
Date Event Title
2 Mar 1855 Born Chaillé-les-Marais, France
15 Jun 1878 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
24 Feb 1888 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
24 Feb 1888 Appointed Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis
24 Jun 1888 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis
20 Jul 1893 Died Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
4.  Bishop Antoine-Marie-Joseph Usse, M.E.P
Date Event Title
7 Nov 1860 Born Saint-Saturnin, France
20 Sep 1884 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
22 Dec 1893 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
22 Dec 1893 Appointed Titular Bishop of Selge
1 Apr 1894 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Selge
1899 Resigned Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
21 Apr 1905 Died Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
5.  Bishop Alexandre Cardot, M.E.P
Date Event Title
10 Jan 1857 Born Fresse, France
20 Sep 1879 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
21 Mar 1893 Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
21 Mar 1893 Appointed Titular Bishop of Limyra
24 Jun 1893 Ordained Titular Bishop of Limyra
19 Mar 1899 Succeeded Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
18 Oct 1925 Died Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
6.  Bishop Marie-Eugène-Auguste-Charles Foulquier, M.E.P
Date Event Title
26 Nov 1866 Born Luc, France
7 Jul 1889 Ordained Priest Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
18 Aug 1906 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
18 Aug 1906 Appointed Titular Bishop of Corydala
21 Nov 1906 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Corydala
18 Aug 1906 Appointed Titular Bishop of Corydala
27 Jun 1929 Resigned Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
31 Dec 1948 Died Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
7.  Archbishop Albert Faliere
Date Event Title  
07 July 1888 Born Rieupeyroux, France  
07 March 1914 Ordained Priest Priest of La Societe Des Missions Etrangeres  
25 June 1930 Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma (Birmania Settentrionale), Myanmar  
25 June 1930 Appointed Titular Bishop of Clysma  
18 Oct 1930 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Clysma  
1 Jan 1955 Appointed Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
19 Dec 1959 Resigned Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
19 Dec 1959 Appointed Titular Archbishop of Trainopolis In Rhodope  
12 Jan 1968 Died Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar  
8.  Archbishop Aloysius Moses U Ba Khin
Date Event Title  
20 Dec 1907 Born Chaung-Yoe Village  
24 Oct 1937 Ordained Priest Priest of Archdiocese of Mandalay  
09 Aug 1965 Appointed Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
21 Nov 1965 Ordained Bishop Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
10 Oct 1978 Died Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
9.  Archbishop Joseph U Win
Date Event Title
14 Oct 1901 Born Chanthaywa
31 Jan 1926 Ordained Priest Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar
10 Apr 1954 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
10 Apr 1954 Appointed Titular Bishop of Lete
18 Jul 1954 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Lete
19 Dec 1959 Appointed Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
29 May 1965 Died Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
10.  Archbishop Alphonse U Than Aung
Date Event Title
1 Aug 1933 Born Chanthaywa
18 Jan 1959 Ordained Priest Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar
28 Apr 1975 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
28 Apr 1975 Appointed Titular Bishop of Horrea
19 Oct 1975 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Horrea
25 Sep 1979 Appointed Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
3 Apr 2002 Resigned Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
3 Apr 2002 Appointed Titular Archbishop of Chusira
2 Nov 2004 Died Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
11.  Archbishop Charles Bo (Apostolic Administrator)
Date Event Title  
29 Oct 1948 Born Mohla  
9 Apr 1976 Ordained Priest Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco  
7 Jul 1990 Appointed Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar  
16 Dec 1990 Ordained Bishop Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar  
13 Mar 1996 Appointed Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar  
03 April 2002 Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Mandalay Archdiocese.  
24 May 2003 Appointed Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar  
7 Jun 2003 Installed Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar  
14 Feb 2015 Elevated to Cardinal    
14 Feb 2015 Appointed Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle  
21 Oct 2015 Installed Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle  
12.  Archbishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng
Date Event Title  
20 Mar 1938 Born Lunghkat  
27 Mar 1965 Ordained Priest Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar  
24 Jan 1976 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar  
24 Jan 1976 Appointed Titular Bishop of Rusguniae  
3 Apr 1976 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Rusguniae  
9 Dec 1976 Appointed Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar  
15 May 2003 Appointed Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
3 Apr 2014 Retired Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
24 Oct 2020 Died Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar  
13.  Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang (Emeritus)
Date Event Title
18 May 1943 Born Mindat
28 Mar 1973 Ordained Priest Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Jun 1988 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Jun 1988 Appointed Titular Bishop of Flenucleta
15 Jan 1989 Ordained Bishop Titular Bishop of Flenucleta
21 Nov 1992 Appointed Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
30 Nov 2011 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
30 Nov 2011 Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Hakha, Myanmar
19 Oct 2013 Ceased Apostolic Administrator of Hakha, Myanmar
3 Apr 2014 Succeeded Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
25 Apr 2019 Retired Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
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