Charles Maung Bo

His Eminence
Charles Maung Bo
S.D.B
Cardinal
Archbishop of Yangon
Native name မောင်ဘို
Church Roman Catholic Church
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
Birth name Charles Maung Bo
Born (1948-10-29) 29 October 1948
Monhla Village, Shwebo District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Nationality Burmese
Denomination Catholic (Latin Rite)
Residence Yangon, Myanmar
Parents John Bo & Juliana Aye Tin
Previous post Bishop of Pathein (1996-2003)
Alma mater Nazareth Aspirantate
Motto "Omnia possum in eo" ("I can do everything through Him" [Ph. 4:13])
Coat of arms
Ordination history of
Charles Maung Bo
History
Priestly ordination
Date 9 April 1976
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Alphonse U Than Aung
Co-consecrators

Abraham Tran

Paul Zingtung Grawng
Date 16 December 1990
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Francis
Date 14 February 2015
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Charles Maung Bo as principal consecrator
Lucius Hre Kung 2 February 2014
John Saw Yaw Han 12 April 2015
Styles of
Charles Maung Bo
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Charles Maung Bo (Burmese: ချားလ်မောင်ဘို [t͡ɕʰál màʊɴ bò]; 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, Pontifical Council for Culture, and Secretariat of Communication by Pope Francis.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. (21 Aug 2013). "Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Biography of Archbishop Charles Bo". Archdiocese of Yangon. 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Mudditt, Jessica (17 December 2012). "The spirit of Christmas". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali". NEWS.VA Official Vatican Network. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Consistory: list of titular church assignments". Vatican Radio. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  • "Bo Card. Charles Maung, S.D.B." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Jocelyn Madden, SDB		 Bishop of Lashio
1986-1996		 Succeeded by
Philip Lasap Za Hawng
Preceded by
John Gabriel		 Bishop of Pathein
1996-2003		 Succeeded by
John Hsane Hgyi
Preceded by
Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby		 Archbishop of Yangon
2003 - present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
titular church established		 Cardinal Priest of Sant’Ireneo a Centocelle Incumbent
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