St. Patrick’s Church (Danai or Tanai Parish)

Address:	St. Patrick’s Church, No.(1) Pung Hkung Quater Danai(Tanai), Kachin State, Myanmar
Telephone:	Parish Priest (09899155512), Secretary (09265755762)
Sunday Mass:	(1) 7: 00 A.M(2) 9: 30 A.M
Daily Mass:	6: 30 A.M
Priest in charges:	Rev. Fr. Paul Nabau Zau Lat (pastor) Rev. Fr. John Npawp Byin Tu Aung (assistant pastor)
Additional Information and Services

History:

Date Of Establishment = 1962

Name of Mother’s Parish = Myitkyina

Catholic Population = 6,478   (Male = 3,446, Female = 3,032)

Catholic Families = 

Catholic Villages/ Quarters = 25

Seminarians = 1

Religious Congregation = Sisters of St. Francis Xavier & Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette

Candidate In Religious Congregation = 0

Catechists = 35 (Male = 30, Female = 5)

Associate Catechists =  (Male = , Female = )

Former Priests & Present Priests

(1) Fr. John Kieran Collier (1062 – 1997) Parish Priest

(2) Fr. Joseph Labang Tu (1976 – 1977) Assistant, (1977 – 1979) Parish Priest

(3) Fr. Joseph Hkangda Kum Htoi (1979 – 1986) Parish Priest

(4) Fr. Patrick Ulaw Naw Awng (1986 – 2001) Parish Priest

(5) Fr. Peter Malang Nawng Maw (2001 – 2004) Parish Priest

(6) Fr. John Jangma Yung Wa (2004 – 2006) Parish Priest

(7) Fr. Kyaw Sein (2006) Parish Priest

(8) Fr. Jame Gawlu La Doi (2005 – 2006) Assistant, (2006 – 2007) Parish Priest

(9) Fr. Peter Nlam Tu Awng (1995 – 1996) Assistant, (2007 – 2010) Parish Priest

(10) Fr. Michael Myit Awng (2010 – 2014) Parish Priest

(11) Fr. John Kumbu La Seng (2014 -2018) Parish Priest

(12) Fr. Paul NBau Zau Lat (2018 – Present)

(13) Fr. Lucas Layen Dau Hkawng (1989 – 1990) Assistant

(14) Fr. Joseph Ngawyi Raman (1994 – 1995) Assistant

(15) Fr. Bernard Dashi Tang Ji (1997 – 2000) Assistant

(16) Fr. Peter Lazum naw Bawk (2001 – 2003) Assistant

(17) Fr. Paul Zau Sham (2008) Assistant

(18) Fr. Luka Marawng Zau Tu (2019) Assistant

(19) Fr. Francis Jangma Awng Li (2021) Assistant

(20) Fr. John Npawp Byin Tu Awng (2023 – Present)

Source: 2022 Annual Report