3. Bishop Francis Daw Tang (Myitkyina Diocese)

A Brief Biography of Bishop Francis Daw Tang (Emeritus)

He was born on December 19, 1946 in Bum Dum village, Panghkak parish. He was ordianed a deacon on December 4, 1979, in St. Joseph Catholic Major Seminary, Yangon. He was ordainded a priest on March 15, 1979, at Panghkak parish, by Bishop Paul Zinghtung Grawng. He then served in Nanghling parish for 14 years. From 1993-2002, he served as a Phakant parish priest. On April 11, 2002, he was episcopally ordained and served as Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina diocese indefinitely on June 11, 2003. On December 3, 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him to be Bishop of Myitkyina. After many years of administering apostolate work, he asked Holy Father to resign from his apostolate ministry. Holy Father Pope Francis accepted his resignation letter. He retired from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Myitkyin on November 18, 2020.