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Bishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung

Bishop of Mindat

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Born
Dec 4, 1973 Mindat, Mindat District, Myanmar
Nationality
Myanmar
Ordained priest
Nov 17, 2002 1193 Zethit Quarter, Myanmar
Ordained bishop
Apr 27, 2025 Yangon, Myanmar
Appointed
Apr 27, 2025
Principal consecrator
Marco Tin Win
Co-consecrators
Felix Lian Khen Thang Lucius Hre Kung
Education
University of Innsbruck

Msgr. Augustine Thang Zawm Hung was born on 4 December 1973 in Mindat. He studied philosophy at the major seminary of Pyin Oo Lwin, and theology at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Major Seminary of the archdiocese of Yangon. He was ordained a priest on 17 November 2002 for the clergy of Hakha. After ordination, he first served as parish priest of Saint Michael’s, Kanpetlet, Mindat (2003-2005). He was awarded a licentiate in sacred scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (2005-2009), and went on to serve as secretary of the diocese of Kalay (2009-2010), secretary of the diocese of Hakha (2010-2012). He obtained a doctorate in sacred scripture from the Universität Innsbruck in Austria (2013-2018) and held the role of professor at the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Yangon (2018-2022). Since 2022 he has been parish vicar of Sacred Heart, Mindat, and head of translation of the Bible into local languages.