Church of the Province of Myanmar
Intro
The Church of the Province of Myanmar is the Anglican Communion province for Myanmar. It became an independent province in 1970 after earlier links to the Church of England and the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, and it now serves Anglican communities across the country through its own bishops and synodical structures.
Structure
Wikipedia describes the province as an episcopal church organized into dioceses, parishes, and provincial ministries. The bishop of Yangon serves as Archbishop of Myanmar, and the wider province is supported by diocesan bishops, assistant bishops, and church departments.
The diocesan structure summarized on Wikipedia includes the following six dioceses.
| Diocese | See | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yangon | Yangon | Archbishop's diocese and provincial center |
| Hpa-an | Hpa-an | Diocese with St Peter's Cathedral |
| Mandalay | Mandalay | Diocese centered on Christ Church Cathedral |
| Myitkyina | Myitkyina | Developed from a missionary district in northern Myanmar |
| Sittwe | Sittwe | Diocese centered on St Mark's Cathedral |
| Toungoo | Toungoo | Missionary district later erected as a diocese in 1994 |
Source(s)
Source: No clearly free portrait of Stephen Than Myint Oo was located on Wikimedia Commons during verification, so this figure uses the flag of Myanmar from Wikimedia Commons. The file is public domain as a national flag.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Church of the Province of Myanmar". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure summary adapted from the Structure section of the Wikipedia article "Church of the Province of Myanmar". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Title image uses the flag of Myanmar from Wikimedia Commons, public domain as a national flag. It is used here as a fallback because I did not confirm a clearly free church emblem on Commons during verification.