Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Myanmar
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- Regarding first period - Ava and Pegu:
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- 1514
- Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
- 1533
- Goa (detached from Funchal) - India
- 1558
- Cochin (detached from Goa) - India
- 1606
- São Tomé of Meliapore (formed from preexistent diocese of Calamina, now detached from Cochin) - India
- Regarding second period - Central Burma, Southwestern Burma:
- 1662
- Siam (AV, established by the "Propaganda Fide" in Roma; missionaries sent from Cochin China and from Tonking) - Thailand
- 1841
- Eastern Siam (AV, new name, previously Siam AV) - Thailand
- Regarding Akyab:
- 1834
- Bengal (AV, detached from São Tomé of Meliapore) - India
- 1850
- Eastern Bengal (AV, detached from Bengal AV) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1886
- Eastern Bengal - (India) Bangladesh
- 1887
- Dacca (new name, previously Eastern Bengal) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1927
- Chittagong (detached from Dacca) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1741
- Ava and Pegu (AV, detached from São Tomé of Meliapore) - (Kingdom of Ava and Pegu) Myanmar
- 1856
- Burma (AV, previously Ava and Pegu Siam AV) - (Kingdom of Ava and Pegu) Myanmar
- 1866
- Burma (formally suppressed - was de facto incorporated in Siam in 1866 - , and divided in three new AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1866
- Central Burma (AV, detached from Burma AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1866
- Eastern Burma (AV, detached from Burma AV) - Myanmar
- 1866
- Southwestern Burma (AV, detached from Burma AV) - (Arakan) Myanmar
- 1870
- Southern Burma (AV, new name, previously Southwestern Burma AV) - (Pegu) Myanmar
- 1870
- Northern Burma (AV, new name, previously Central Burma AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1927
- Toungoo (AV, new name, previously Eastern Burma AV) - (British India) Myanmar
- 1927
- Kengtung (AP, from Eastern Burma) - (British India) Myanmar
- 1939
- Mandalay (AV, new name, previously Northern Burma AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1939
- Bhamo (AP, detached from Northern Burma) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1940
- Akyab (AP, detached from Chittagong) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1950
- Kengtung (AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1953
- Rangoon (AV, new name, previously Southern Burma AV) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1955
- Kengtung - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1955
- Mandalay (Metr.) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1955
- Rangoon (Metr.) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1955
- Toungoo - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1955
- Bassein (detached from Rangoon) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1957
- Prome (AP, new name, previously Akyab AP) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1961
- Myitkyina (D, and new name, previously Bhamo AP) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1961
- Prome - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1961
- Taunggyi (detached from Toungoo) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1975
- Lashio (AP, detached from Kengtung) - (Burma) Myanmar
- 1988
- Loikaw (detached from Taunggyi) - Myanmar
- 1990
- Lashio - Myanmar
- 1991
- Pathein (new name, previously Bassein) - Myanmar
- 1991
- Pyay (new name, previously Prome) - Myanmar
- 1991
- Yangon (new name, previously Rangoon) - Myanmar
- 1992
- Hakha (detached from Mandalay) - Myanmar
- 1993
- Mawlamyine (detached from Yangon) - Myanmar
- 1998
- Taunggyi (AD) - Myanmar
- 1998?
- Taungngu (new name, previously Toungoo) - Myanmar
- 2005
- Pekhon (detached from Taunggyi) - Myanmar
- 2006
- Banmaw (detached from Myitkyina) - Myanmar
- 2009
- Hpa-an (detached from Yangon) - Myanmar