ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of Bishop of Kengtung

Friday, 4 November 2022

MYANMAR

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Bishop in Kachin State, in the midst of conflict: "Without God's help, we can do nothing. I tell the faithful: let us pray more"

2026-06-15
Bishop of Loikaw: “The cathedral has been returned to us, but our place remains alongside the displaced”

2026-06-05
Five bishops forced to leave the cathedral. Bishop of Pekhon: “People, tired and traumatized by the violence, pray with tears in their eyes”

2026-06-04
Karuna, "a lifesaving hand" for the poor and those displaced by the conflict for 25 years

2026-05-26
Radio Veritas speaks two new languages: the "Good News" for ethnic minorities, amid displacement and uncertainty

2026-05-26
Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Taungngu

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, until now titular of Buffada and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Yangon, as bishop of the diocese of Kengtung, Myanmar. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 4/11/2022)