Companion links connect dioceses through prayer, mutual support and shared mission.
Countries recorded for this Member Church: Myanmar. Country presence derived from its Dioceses: Myanmar.
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- British Columbia (Canada) ↔ Hpa-an (Myanmar). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Hpa-an (Myanmar) ↔ Winchester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Mandalay (Myanmar) ↔ Winchester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Mytikyina (Myanmar) ↔ Winchester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Sittwe (Myanmar) ↔ Winchester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Toungoo (Myanmar) ↔ Winchester (England). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
- Winchester (England) ↔ Yangon (Myanmar). This relationship has one country at each endpoint.
7 unique recorded Diocese relationships involve The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma). 7 international relationships use 2 country-to-country trails. 0 are within one country. 0 have multiple countries; a single trail cannot represent them. 0 lack a country link. 0 lack map coordinates. Countries recorded for this Member Church: Myanmar. Country presence derived from its Dioceses: Myanmar.
Member church
The Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma)
- Archbishop of Myanmar and Bishop of Yangon: The Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo
- General Secretary: Dr Cynthia Yin Yin Maw
- Provincial Treasurer: Ms Helen Myint Htwe Yee
History
Anglican chaplains and missionaries worked in Burma in the early and mid-nineteenth century. The Province of Myanmar was formed in 1970, nine years after the declaration of Buddhism as the state religion and four years after all foreign missionaries were forced to leave.