Charles Maung Bo
His Eminence Charles Maung Bo S.D.B |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon | |
Native name | မောင်ဘို |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Yangon |
See | Yangon |
Appointed | 15 May 2003 |
Installed | 7 June 2003 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 9 April 1976 |
Consecration | by Alphonse U Than Aung |
Created Cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
Personal details | |
Born | Monhla Village, Shwebo District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar |
29 October 1948
Nationality | Burmese |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Yangon, Myanmar |
Parents | John and Juliana Aye Tin |
Previous post | Bishop of Pathein (1996-2003) |
Alma mater | Nazareth Aspirantate |
Coat of arms | Charles Maung Bo's coat of arms |
Charles Maung Bo[pronunciation?] (Burmese: ချားလ်မောင်ဘို; born 29 October 1948) is the current Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon.[1] He was installed to his current post on 7 June 2003.[1]
Early life and education
Bo was born on 29 October 1948, in Monhla Village, Shwebo District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar to parents John and Juliana Aye Tin.[2] Bo's father, a farmer, died when he was 2. Thereafter, he was sent to a Salesian-run boarding school in Mandalay.[3] From 1962 to 1976, Bo studied at the Nazareth Aspirantate, a Salesian seminary, in Anisakan village, near Maymyo (now Pyin Oo Lwin).[2]
Career
Bo was ordained a priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco order on 9 April 1976.[1] He was appointed as prefect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lashio in 1986.[1] Four years later, he was consecrated Bishop of Lashio.[1] In 1996, he was transferred to the Diocese of Pathein.
Cardinalate
On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make Bo a cardinal of the Catholic Church on 14 February of the same year.[4] At that ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of Sant'Ireneo a Centocelle[5]
In April 2015 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and of the Pontifical Council for Culture by Pope Francis.
See also
References
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Preceded by
John Gabriel
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Bishop of Pathein 1996-2003 |
Succeeded by John Hsane Hgyi |
Preceded by | Archbishop of Yangon 2003 - present |
Incumbent |
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