Pope names Coadjutor Bishop of
Taungngu, Myanmar
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| Sacred Heart Cathedral in Taungngu |
Pope Francis appoints Msgr. John Saw Gawdy as the Coadjutor
Bishop of the Diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar.
By Devin Watkins
The Holy Father has named a Coadjutor Bishop to Myanmar’s
Taungngu Diocese.
Msgr. John Saw Gawdy, a priest of the same diocese, was
appointed on Monday.
He currently serves as a Professor at Saint Jean Marie
Vianney Inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Loikaw.
As Coadjutor, Bishop-elect Gawdy has the right of succession
for the Diocese following Bishop Isaac Danu, the current Bishop of Taungngu.
Brief Biography
Msgr. John Saw Gawdy was born on 21 October 1955 in the
village of Domapholi, in the parish of Leiktho, in Taungngu.
He belongs to the Gheba tribe, and was born into a Catholic
family.
Bishop-elect Gawdy studied philosophy and theology at Saint
Joseph’s Major Seminary in Yangon. He also obtained a Master’s in Biblical
Theology at the Pontifical Josephinum College in Yonker, Ohio (USA).
He was ordained a priest on 9 April 1983 for the Diocese of
Taungngu.
After his priestly ordination, Father Gawdy served in
several roles:
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1983-1984: Director of the Catechetical Center in Leiktho;
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1984-1990: Professor of Philosophy at St. Joseph’s National Major Seminary in
Pyin Oo Lwin;
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1990-1993: Studies in the United States;
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1993-1997: Parish priest of the Church of Leiktho;
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1997-2007: Rector of Saint Paul’s Minor Seminary in Leiktho, in Taungngu;
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2007-2016: Vicar General and Parish priest of the Church of Leiktho;
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Since 2017: Professor at the Saint Jean Marie Vianney Inter-diocesan Major
Seminary in Loikaw.
Bishop-elect Gawdy currently serves as a member of the
Diocesan College of Consultants, the Diocesan Presbyteral, Pastoral, and
Financial Councils, and the Diocesan Tribunal.
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