Map of  Diocese of Pathein

Geographical Background of Pathein Diocese

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is geographically and politically composed of seven Regions and seven States. The Diocese of Pathein squarely situated in Ayeyawady Region (Southwest part of Myanmar) is spread over an extensive area of some 262,228 square miles with a teeming population of about 7.5 millions. It is bordered in the North by Bago Region which includes the Diocese of Pyay; in the East by Yangon Region with the sprawling Archdiocese of Yangon and in the Southeast, instead, with Mon State and Tanintharyi Region where the Diocese of Mawlamyaing exists. The Diocese of Pathein lies peacefully entrenched in the extreme Southwest part of Myanmar-bounded along its extensive coasts by the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Martaban. The bulk of the entire Diocese of Pathein is comprised of this Delta region of Myanmar with all major rivers from the North ultimately find their ways down South and criss-cross this whole plain with their streams – big and small, before plunging homewards for the sea.