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 === Historical Background ===
-<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Myanmar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Myanmar, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Myanmar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Myanmar, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref>
+The Catholic Church in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are around 750,000 Catholics in Burma - approximately 1% of the total population. The country is divided into sixteen dioceses including three archdioceses. Each of the archdioceses is also a metropolitan.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Catholic Church in Myanmar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Myanmar, accessed 1 April 2020. </ref>
 =='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''==