Diocese of Pekhon, Myanmar 🇲🇲

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Pekhon / Pekhonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Taunggyi

Neighbouring Dioceses: Taungngu (↙), Mandalay (↖), Taunggyi (↑), Kengtung (→), Chiang Mai (↘), Loikaw (↓)

2005.12.15: Established as Diocese of Pekhon / Pekhonen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taunggyi and became suffragan of Taunggyi)

Bishop (2026.02.02 – ...):

Bishop Felice Ba Htoo (62)

Bishops of Pekhon (Roman Rite)

Bishop Felice Ba Htoo (62)
(2026.02.02 – ...)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar)

Priest of Pekhon (Myanmar) (1991.04.04 – 2024.03.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar) (2024.03.25 – 2026.02.02)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar) (2026.02.02 – ...)

Bishop Peter Hla (74)
(2005.12.15 – 2026.02.02)

Bishop emeritus of Pekhon (Myanmar)

Priest of Taunggyi (Myanmar) (1981.03.08 – 2001.03.13)

Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia (2001.03.13 – 2005.12.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi (Myanmar) (2001.03.13 – 2005.12.15)

Bishop of Pekhon (Myanmar) (2005.12.15 – 2026.02.02)

Area: 16,240 km²

Population: 58,715 Catholics (14.3% of 410,260 total)

Pastoral Centres: 16 parishes

Personnel: 45 priests (diocesan), 1 deacon, 68 religious (6 brothers, 62 sisters), 5 seminarians