Auxiliary Bishop Appointed for Taunggyi Archdiocese

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Father Basilio Athai, until now rector of St. Michael’s Major Seminary in Taunggyi, as auxiliary bishop of Taunggyi archdiocese in east-central Myanmar. The Vatican announced the appointment on June 28. Bishop-elect Athai was born in Kyekado, Taungngu diocese, on July 22, 1956. He was ordained a priest for Loikaw diocese [...]

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