Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalay

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.

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
Congregations	<8!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 May 2010
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Mary in Kalaymyo
Patron saint	<!Ss Peter and Paul-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
Secular priests	39
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Felix Lian Khen Thang
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marco Tinwin
Vicar General	Msgr. John Deng Cin Khup

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]

See also

• Catholic Church in Burma