Vatican City, 30 December 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed Fr. John Saw Yaw Han as auxiliary of
the archdiocese of Yangon (area 47,192, population 14,620,000,
Catholics 69,120, priests 102, religious 438), Myanmar. The
bishop-elect was born in Homalim, Myanmar in 1968 and was ordained a
priest in 1995. He studied philosophy and theology at the St. Joseph
national major seminary, and has served in a number of roles,
including missionary “fidei donum” in the diocese of Kentung,
lecturer in philosophy at the national major seminary in Mandalay;
assistant at the St. Lazarus Church in Insein and St. Mary's
Cathedral in Yangon; lecturer in theology at the national major
seminary in Yangon; and rector at the minor seminary of Bago. He is
currently rector of the national major seminary in Yangon.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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