Archdiocese of Yangon

ARCHDIOCESE OF YANGON (Archidioecesis Yangonensis)

Country : Myanmar
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1866 as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Burma
Renamed 1870 to Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Burma
Renamed 1953 to Apostolic Vicariate of Rangoon
Elevated 1955 to Archdiocese of Rangoon
Renamed 1991 to Archdiocese of Yangon

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Arms of Vicars Apostolic

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Paul Ambroise Bigandet (1870-1893)
Alexandre Cardot (1894-1925)
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Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy (1925-1931)
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Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost (1931-1952)
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Victor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin (1953-1955)

Arms of Archbishops

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Victor Léon Jean Pierre Marie Bazin (1955-1971)
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Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby (1971-2002)
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Charles Maung Bo (2003-present)

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