Catholicism arrived in Myanmar also known as Burma in the 15th Century along with Portuguese Missionaries and Explorers.
But, It was not till the 20th Century that it really got an impetus in the form of conversions and growth.
In Loikaw Province in Myanmar, Catholics are 25 per cent of the population, this in a country where Catholics are not even 1 per cent.
Read all about it here :
Loikaw Church, the legacy of martyrdom, of Fr Mario Vergara and Isidore Ngei Ko Lat
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Loikaw-Church,-the-legacy-of-martyrdom,-that-Fr-Mario-Vergara-and-Isidore-Ngei-Ko-Lat-31137.html
Raised to the altars, Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat, first Burmese Blessed, and Mario Vergara, 19th PIME martyr
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Raised-to-the-altars,-Isidoro-Ngei-Ko-Lat,-first-Burmese-Blessed,-and-Mario-Vergara,-19th-PIME-martyr-30915.html
But, It was not till the 20th Century that it really got an impetus in the form of conversions and growth.
In Loikaw Province in Myanmar, Catholics are 25 per cent of the population, this in a country where Catholics are not even 1 per cent.
Read all about it here :
Loikaw Church, the legacy of martyrdom, of Fr Mario Vergara and Isidore Ngei Ko Lat
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Loikaw-Church,-the-legacy-of-martyrdom,-that-Fr-Mario-Vergara-and-Isidore-Ngei-Ko-Lat-31137.html
Raised to the altars, Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat, first Burmese Blessed, and Mario Vergara, 19th PIME martyr
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Raised-to-the-altars,-Isidoro-Ngei-Ko-Lat,-first-Burmese-Blessed,-and-Mario-Vergara,-19th-PIME-martyr-30915.html
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