Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalay

Diocese of Kalay
Dioecesis Kalayensis
Location
Country Myanmar
Ecclesiastical province Mandalay
Metropolitan Mandalay
Statistics
Area 22,235 km2 (8,585 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
845,646
51045 (6%)
Parishes 22
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 22 May 2010
Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary in Kalaymyo
Secular priests 39
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Felix Lian Khen Thang
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul Zingtung Grawng

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalay is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Burma. It was established by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 May 2010 by bifurcating the Diocese of Hakha and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mandalay.

Kalay diocese is located in the northwestern part of Myanmar (Burma), bordering India,[1] covering some part of the Chin State and part of Sagaing Division. It is bounded by the diocese of Myitkyina on the Northeast, Mandalay on the East and Hakha on the South. There are 22 parishes grouped into 4 vicariates or zones namely – Kalay, Khampat, Tiddim and Tonzang. It is mainly inhabited by the Zomi ethnic groups who are also known as Chin.[1]

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Coordinates: 23°11′29″N 94°03′04″E / 23.1913°N 94.0511°E / 23.1913; 94.0511

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