ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Pyay

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pyay, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Peter Tin Wai, of the clergy of the diocese of Pyay, until now parish priest of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Kyaukpyu, as bishop of the diocese of Pyay.
Bishop Peter Tin Wai was born on 2 July 1965 in Natshinchaung. He studied philosophy at the major seminary of Pyin Oo Lwin and theology at the major seminary of Yangon.
He was ordained a priest on 21 March 1999 for the clergy of Pyay.
After ordination, he first served as parish vicar of Sacred Heart, Rakhine (1999-2005). He was awarded a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy in Rome (2005-2007), parish priest of Saint Mary’s, Natshinchaung, Minbya Township (2008-2009), professor of moral theology at the Institute of Theology of Saint Joseph, Yangon (2009-2012), rector of the Saint Paul Minor Seminary, Pyay (2012-2015), diocesan chancellor of Pyay (2015-2017), and since 2017, parish priest of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Kyaupyu. (Agenzia Fides, 3/12/2024)

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